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Spot Forecast for Lost Creek 155_559
National Weather Service Missoula MT
323 PM MDT Fri Oct 16 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1500 MDT on October 16. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...The southwest winds really ramp up later tonight.
This location will likely experience the brunt of the winds with
it being so exposed. The strongest wind gusts between 35 and 40
mph are expected to occur between 1000 MDT and 1600 MDT.
Relatively poor RH recovery tonight.  

.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Sunny with high clouds.  
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 
* Max Temperature.....58-62. 
* Min Humidity........21-24 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 5 to 10 mph with gusts to 15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......2200 ft agl. 
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 15 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 
* Min Temperature.....45-48. 
* Max Humidity........31-36 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 5-10 mph increasing to Southwest 8
  to 14 mph with gusts to 21 mph well after midnight. 
* Mixing Height.......500 ft agl. 
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 15 mph increasing to Southwest 30
  mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

.SATURDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Sunny with high clouds, becoming cloudy 
  late afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 
* Max Temperature.....53-56. 
* Min Humidity........28-34 percent occurs late morning, then
  rises into the 40s after 1400 MDT.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 14-19 mph with gusts to 30 mph
  becoming Southwest 15 to 21 mph with gusts to 38 mph by late 
  morning. Becoming west 6 to 12 mph with gusts to 20 mph after 
  1700 MDT.
* Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl increasing to 4500 ft agl in 
  the afternoon. 
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 42 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

$$
Forecaster...Noble
Requested by...Dan Campbell
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 10/16/26
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.EMAIL daniel.campbell@usda.gov