729
FNUS75 KMSO 171855
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST CREEK 155_559
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1255 PM MDT SAT OCT 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE REST OF THE DAY, WITH PERIODIC GUSTS RANGING BETWEEN 30 TO 40
MPH. IN THE MOST EXPOSED AND ELEVATED AREAS, GUSTS COULD REACH 45
MPH. THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TO AROUND 20 MPH AT
SUNSET. BREEZY WEST WINDS UP TO 20 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WINDS WILL START THE DAY SUNDAY WITH EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7
MPH DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON.
THE EXTENDED WEATHER FORECAST WILL REMAIN WARM AND DRY, WITH
GENERALLY LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS UNDER 10 MPH EACH DAY THIS
COMING WEEK. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL ARRIVE BY
THURSDAY OR FRIDAY, ALONG WITH A COOLER TEMPERATURES.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-66.
* MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 30-40
MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
* MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH UNTIL
SUNSET, THEN GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
* MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH, BECOMING EAST-SOUTHEAST
5-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 38-43. HIGHS 57-62. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 39-44. HIGHS 54-59. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 36-41. HIGHS 57-62. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 40-45. HIGHS 56-61.
FRIDAY
COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 38-43. HIGHS 41-46.
FORECASTER...ROBINSON
REQUESTED BY...DAN CAMPBELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2623732.3/MSO
.DELDT 10/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DANIEL.CAMPBELL@USDA.GOV
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