# Create a forecast alert

Use forecast monitors to predict how a metric behaves in the future. When Kloudfuse issues alerts before a threshold is breached, you have the necessary time to proactively handle the underlying issues.

To create a forecast metric alert, see the instructions in [Create a metric alert](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.2.5/alerts-create-metric/).

Specifically,

- In task  Choose the detection method](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.2.5/alerts-create-metric/#detection), select  ( [Forecast Alert](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.2.5/alerts-create-metric/#forecast-pick)).

- In task  Set condition](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.2.5/alerts-create-metric/#condition), specify [forecast](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.2.5/alerts-create-metric/#forecast) conditions.