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FNUS75 KMSO 012017
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
217 PM MDT THU OCT 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE
BUILDING OVER THE REGION REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FRIDAY WILL
CONTINUE TO HAVE ELEVATED WESTERLY WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMING EACH DAY WITH LOWERING MINIMUM
HUMIDITY READINGS.
FRIDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
* MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 7-12 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FRIDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
* MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
MPH BECOMING VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
SATURDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
* MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
SATURDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
* MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
* MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...ROB CARLIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2622440.9/MSO
.DELDT 10/01/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RICHARD.GRIFFIN@USDA.GOV,AMY_CAMPBELL@FIRENET.GOV,ROB_CARLIN@FIRENET.GOV
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