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SPOT FORECAST FOR MYSTIC LAKE LOST HIKER...SEARCH AND RESCUE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
944 PM MST FRI MAR 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2200 MST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
CLOUD COVER, WITH CEILINGS OF BETWEEN 6000 TO 9000 FEET THIS
EVENING, WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON
SATURDAY. AS CLOUD COVER INCREASES INTO THE MORNING HOURS ON
SATURDAY EXPECT CEILING TO LOWER TO AROUND 5000 FT. MOUNTAIN
OBSCURATION IS LIKELY. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO BE ON THE
INCREASE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, ESPECIALLY BEYOND 0300 LOCAL
TIME.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-23.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH 3AM INCREASING
TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
TIME (MST) 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........36 31 31 29 27 46 67 77
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............23 22 22 22 21 22 22 22
RH..............68 68 71 71 70 70 71 71
SURFACE WND DIR.W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SURFACE WND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
SURFACE WND GST.15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20
FORECASTER...MOLDAN
REQUESTED BY...GALLATIN COUNTY SAR COMMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2605002.0/TFX
.DELDT 03/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL GALLATINSARCOMMS@GMAIL.COM, TFX.OPS@NOAA.GOV
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