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Spot Forecast for Lolo Peak Fire
National Weather Service Missoula MT
225 PM MDT Fri Sep 22 2017

Forecast is based on request time of 1300 MDT on September 23.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...A gradual warming and drying trend is expected
through Sunday. For Saturday, a mostly cloudy day is expected with
a slight chance for a weak shower. Clouds will be slowly
decreasing in the afternoon and will lead to cold temperatures for
Saturday night. The sun will return on Sunday with warmer and
drier weather expected.

.SATURDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow and rain
  in the morning, then slight chance of snow showers in the
  afternoon.
* Max Temperature.....Bottom:53-58   Top: 40-45.
* Min Humidity........Bottom:46-51   Top: 58-63 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph becoming northeast around 5
  mph in the afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Mixing Height.......500 ft agl increasing to 6000 ft agl in the
  afternoon.
* Haines Index........2 very low.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Patchy frost after sunset.
* Min Temperature.....Bottom:25-30  Top:24-29.
* Max Humidity........86-91 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.SUNDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning.
* Max Temperature.....Bottom:57-62     Top: 46-51.
* Min Humidity........Bottom:40-45     Top: 49-54 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph becoming north around 5 mph
  in the afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Mixing Height.......Less than 100 ft agl increasing to 6000 ft
  agl in the afternoon.
* Haines Index........2 very low.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

$$
Forecaster...Kino

Requested by...Chris Mursu
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 1716038.3/MSO