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Issued by NWS Missoula, MT

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Spot Forecast for Garnet Ghost Town Hand Piles
National Weather Service Missoula MT
1222 PM MDT Fri Oct 31 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1513 MDT on October 31.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...High pressure remains for today with high cloud
cover causing partly cloudy skies. Expect light and variable
daytime winds.

The next weather system moves into the region on Saturday
with increasing southwest winds (gusts around 30 mph by Saturday
night) and rain showers. Model guidance maintain the focus for
rain being north of the burn site. By Sunday morning the most
likely range is with 0.06-0.24 inches, and the forecast is closer
to the low end.

.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....43-48.
* Min Humidity........35-40 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-6 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1000 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........West 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....33-38.
* Max Humidity........54-59 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-3 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Less than 100 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.SATURDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the
  afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....52-57.
* Min Humidity........42-47 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-5 mph becoming southwest 5-8 mph
  in the afternoon with gusts around 20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 15 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.01-0.05 inches.

$$
Forecaster...Kitsmiller
Requested by...Caleb Olander
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 10/31/25
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