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Spot Forecast for Lost Creek 155

National Weather Service Missoula MT

747 AM MDT Fri May 9 2025



Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MDT on May 09. 

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather

Service.



.DISCUSSION...Warm, windy, and dry conditions today with passing

mid to high level clouds at times. General winds, mixing winds, 

gusty wind potential, and temperatures increase on Saturday. A

veyr slight chance exists for a nearby elevated shower or 

thunderstorm Saturday afternoon and evening with potential for 

outflow gusts up to 40 mph.



.REST OF TODAY...



* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy, mid-high level clouds. 

* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 

* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 

* Max Temperature.....65-70. 

* Min Humidity........24-29 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-5 mph in the morning becoming

  southwest 5-10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon.

* Mixing Height.......Below 500 ft agl in the morning increasing

  to 6500 ft agl in the afternoon.

* Mixing Winds........Southwest 20 mph. 

* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 



.TONIGHT...



* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy, mid-high level clouds. 

* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 

* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 

* Min Temperature.....50-55. 

* Max Humidity........42-47 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 3-8 mph with gusts up to 20 mph in

  the evening becoming variable/south 2-5 mph with gusts up to 10

  mph overnight. 

* Mixing Height.......Decreasing to less than 500 ft agl in the 

  evening. 

* Mixing Winds........South-southwest 10 mph. 

* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 



.SATURDAY...



* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy with mostly clear skies around

  mid-day becoming partly cloudy again in the late afternoon and

  evening with a slight chance for an elevated shower or 

  thunderstorm.

* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 

* Chance Lightning....Less than 10 percent. 

* Max Temperature.....68-73. 

* Min Humidity........30-35 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........Variable/south 2-5 mph with gusts up to 10

  mph in the morning becoming west-southwest 6-13 mph with gusts

  to 30 mph in the afternoon. Slight chance for gusts to 40 mph

  with nearby elevated shower or thunderstorm.

* Mixing Height.......Less than 500 ft agl in the morning

  increasing to near 6500 ft agl in the afternoon.

* Mixing Winds........West-southwest 22 mph. 

* Precip Amount.......0.00-0.01 inches. 



$$

Forecaster...Parker/Zumpfe

Requested by...Josh Stroot

Type of request...PRESCRIBED

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.EMAIL joshua.d.stroot@usda.gov