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Spot Forecast for Banana Lake MT-NWS-250207
National Weather Service Missoula MT
1243 PM MDT Tue Jun 3 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on June 04.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...After a chilly start to the day in the valley, a
warming trend is expected by Wednesday afternoon. Weak
instability will again lead to increasing afternoon cloud cover
with a few light showers possible near the fire. Thursday is
trending even warmer and drier, with upslope winds developing and
a slight easterly component.


.WEDNESDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....68-73.
* Min Humidity........21-26 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-5 mph becoming southwest 7-13
  mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl increasing to 10500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........West 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....47-52.
* Max Humidity........54-59 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........North 6-8 mph in the evening becoming
  variable 2-5 mph.
* Mixing Height.......7000 ft agl decreasing to less than 100 ft
  agl.
* Mixing Winds........West 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.THURSDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....74-79.
* Min Humidity........16-21 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph becoming east 6-7 mph in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......1500 ft agl increasing to 11500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........North 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

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Forecaster...Kitsmiller
Requested by...Brittney Allestad
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2515163.2/MSO
.DELDT 06/03/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Brittney.allestad@usda.gov