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FNUS75 KMSO 062139
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR LINCOLN COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
239 PM MST FRI MAR 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
DISCUSSION
A STRONG JET STREAK OVERHEAD, COMBINED WITH A COLD
FRONT PASSAGE WILL CREATE STRONG WINDS THROUGHOUT THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. NUMERICAL VALUES BELOW ARE GIVEN FOR
LIBBY. THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF LINCOLN COUNTY WILL SEE HIGHER GUSTS.
THE CABINET CREST WILL SEE GUSTS OF ABOUT 60 MPH ON SUNDAY
STARTING AROUND 0900 MDT AND LASTING INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING,
THEN INCREASING AGAIN MONDAY AROUND NOON. HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN TROY
AND LIBBY WILL ALSO SEE HIGHER WINDS. EXPECT ABOUT 40-50 MPH ON
SUNDAY BETWEEN 0900 AND MIDNIGHT, AND INCREASING AGAIN AROUND NOON
ON MONDAY. WINDS STAY ELEVATED INTO MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE RELAXING
AGAIN ON TUESDAY MORNING.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
* CHANCE OF PRECIP....90 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35
AFTER NOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 35-45 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.04 INCHES.
SUNDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF SNOW. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
* CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
EVENING.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01 INCHES.
MONDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING,
THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CHANCE OF PRECIP....60 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH STARTING AROUND 0800
MDT. GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AFTER ABOUT NOON.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01 INCHES.
FORECASTER...MESSINA
REQUESTED BY...BOYD WHITE
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2604979.0/MSO
.DELDT 03/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BWHITE@LIBBY.ORG,MSO.OPERATIONS@NOAA.GOV,LCEMA@LIBBY.ORG
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