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Marine Weather and Tides Lakeside, MT Version 3.4

What's New / NOTES 3/3/2018 - There is a new GOES Satellite for the east coast that required rewriting that part of the code. Please report any issues. 6/25/2017 - NOAA is having a major issue that impact the 7 day forecast load times. Many users are reporting problems. The issue has been reported. 5/23/2017 - Worked with NOAA again to speed up the 7 day forecast load times. Thanks to them for being responsive.

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Sunrise 6:25AM

Sunset 8:44PM

Wednesday April 25, 2018 12:08 PM MDT (18:08 UTC)

Moonrise 2:50PM

Moonset 3:53AM

Illumination 79%

NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

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Marine Forecasts

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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Lakeside, MT

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Area Discussion for - Missoula, MT

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Fxus65 kmso 250935 afdmso area forecast discussion national weather service missoula mt 335 am mdt Wed apr 25 2018 Discussion Highlights through Friday: 1) 10 to 20 degrees above normal high temperatures. 2) 20s to 30s low temperatures possible each morning many valley areas. 3) rivers rising 1 to 2 feet a weather disturbance will bring some clouds over the region through this afternoon, but skies should clear by tonight. With a high pressure system building east of the continental divide, a north to east breeze will develop this afternoon into tonight. Only minor changes to the forecast for next weekend. Saturday continues to look like a good day for thunderstorms due to a deep trough and low pressure system arriving on the west coast. Moist southwest flow into central idaho and western montana will cause some thunderstorms, but areas north of st. Ignatius and seeley lake have much less of a chance for thunder the way the models currently look. Models of course disagree on the exact timing and location of the low, but generally models agree very well on the big picture of a low pressure system moving into the region. Saturday night, Sunday, and most of Monday this slow moving system moves east of the continental divide and taps into gulf of mexico moisture from the plains. It then wraps that moisture around over the divide and into western montana. There is considerable differences among models where the heaviest precipitation will be,

but most models currently place 12-24 hours of moderate rain over some portion of western montana. There is a significant chance that somewhere in western montana will receive 1 to 2 inches of new rain this weekend. For those who may be affected by this please read the hydrology section below for more details. Aviation A 1025 millibar high pressure system will build east of the continental divide later today causing a north to east breeze to develop after 25 18z at gpi and along the continental divide by or after 26 00z. Winds could gust as high as 20 knots this evening at all the terminals except for smn. Other than the middle to high clouds and a few showers along the divide, expect vfr conditions today. Continued warm and dry Thursday withVFR conditions. Hydrology The week got off to a warm start, and as we head into the middle and end of the week we are seeing some warm temperatures in the mountains with many locations staying in the upper 30s and 40s overnight. This combined with warm daytime temperatures is causing rivers to rise as is typical this time of year. A few rivers currently have forecasts near flood stage early next week, mainly in northwest montana. However, the very wet system that is forecast late next weekend is very concerning. One to two days of moderate rain would add significantly to run-off and contribute to small stream and river flooding. This is far enough out in the forecast that uncertainty in timing and intensity makes it imprudent to issue a watch or warning, however we will be watching this system very closely. Mso watches warnings advisories Mt... None. Id... None.

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Kalispell, Glacier Park International Airport, MT	18 mi	74 min	N 0	10.00 mi	Mostly Cloudy	48°F	30°F	52%	1020.5 hPa

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Wind Forecast for Missoula, MT (14,3,4,5)

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Ground Weather Radar Station Missoula, MT

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