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FNUS75 KMSO 170727
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST CREEK 155_559
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
127 AM MDT SAT OCT 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CURRENTLY OVERHEAD WILL BREAK
DOWN THIS AFTERNOON AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ALONG THE
USA-CANADA BORDER. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH FOR WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS
AS A DRY COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH. SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING
WILL BECOME WEST-SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AT 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS
OF 30-35 MPH, PEAKING FROM 200-500 PM. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
WEST THIS EVENING AROUND SUNSET.
RH TRENDS HIGHER ON SUNDAY, WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE TERRAIN DRIVEN
WINDS.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
* MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN
THE MORNING BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
30-35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 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........72-77 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8-14 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
VARIABLE 2-5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
* MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...LUKINBEAL
REQUESTED BY...DAN CAMPBELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2623732.2/MSO
.DELDT 10/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DANIEL.CAMPBELL@USDA.GOV
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