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Spot Forecast for Horseshoe West 23
National Weather Service Missoula MT
439 AM MDT Thu Oct 15 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 MDT on October 15. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Low stratus has moved over the area this morning 
but should burn off by mid day. Building high pressure will allow
for a warming and drying trend through Friday. Friday in particular
will be noticeably drier. A light southeast to east wind will be 
in place through Friday morning as well, but will be most
noticeable this morning. Mixing heights will be relatively poor
due to stable conditions. 

A dry cold front is still anticipated for Saturday, bringing 
warm, dry and breezy conditions. Temperatures will likely warm 
into the low 60s with RHs dropping into the upper 20 percent 
range. Southwest to west winds will increase by the afternoon. 
Sustained winds will generally be around 5 to 10 mph with gusts 
most likely between 20 to 25 mph. The chance of hitting 20 mph 
gusts is roughly 70 percent, while there is a roughly 20 percent 
chance wind gusts could exceed 30 mph between 1500 to 1800 MDT.

.TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Cloudy in the morning becoming mostly sunny
  by afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 
* Max Temperature.....47-52. 
* Min Humidity........45-50 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........East-southeast 4-9 mph. 
* Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl. 
* Mixing Winds........East 5 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 
* Min Temperature.....32-37. 
* Max Humidity........60-65 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........East 3-5 mph. 
* Mixing Height.......500 ft agl. 
* Mixing Winds........East 5 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

.FRIDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy, becoming mostly cloudy by
  late afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 
* Max Temperature.....53-58. 
* Min Humidity........28-33 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-3 mph. 
* Mixing Height.......1500 ft agl. 
* Mixing Winds........South 5 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

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Forecaster...JennK
Requested by...Rollie Britton
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 10/15/26
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.EMAIL aaron.mccown@usda.gov,rollie.britton@usda.gov