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Spot Forecast for Hog Sapphire

National Weather Service Missoula MT

1107 AM MDT Thu Mar 19 2026



Forecast is based on ignition time of 1300 MDT on March 21. 

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather

Service.



.DISCUSSION... Rain showers after noon on Saturday with frontal

passage and gusty west winds. Snow levels dropping through the

prescribed area during the day and into Sunday morning. Up to a

half inch of total snow accumulation expected. Drying and warming

anticipated for Sunday into Monday.



.SATURDAY...



* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent. 

* Max Temperature.....51-56. 

* Min Humidity........55-60 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........West-northwest 6-12 mph with gusts to around

  30 mph.

* Precip Amount.......0.02-0.14 inches. 



.SATURDAY NIGHT...



* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent. 

* Min Temperature.....26-31. 

* Max Humidity........72-77 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........West-southwest 3-8 mph with gusts to around

  30 mph in the evening becoming variable 2-4 mph overnight. 

* Precip Amount.......0.00-0.03 inches. 



.SUNDAY...



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

* Max Temperature.....50-55. 

* Min Humidity........23-28 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........West 3-6 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the

  afternoon.

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



$$

Forecaster...Parker/Kitsmiller

Requested by...David Tingley

Type of request...PRESCRIBED

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.EMAIL christopher.marabetta@usda.gov,david.tingley@usda.gov