527  
FNUS75 KMSO 102148  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FORK FISH 72/73  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
348 PM MDT FRI MAY 10 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MDT ON MAY 11.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THIS  
WEEKEND WITH SIMILAR RH AND TEMPERATURES AS OBSERVED TODAY. STABLE  
CONDITIONS WILL LIMIT WIND GUST POTENTIAL SATURDAY AND SUNDAY,  
WITH PROBABILITIES OF GUSTS OF 20 MPH LESS THAN 5 PERCENT. THE  
RIDGE WILL BREAKDOWN ON MONDAY, WITH SOUTHWEST-WEST WIND GUSTS OF  
20-25 MPH DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. PROBABILITIES FOR GUSTS OF  
20 MPH ON MONDAY REACH 90 PERCENT.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
MONDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 46-51. HIGHS 63-68. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-20 MPH.  
WIND GUSTS OF 20-25 MPH. MIN HUMIDITY 30-35 PERCENT.    
TUESDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 44-49. HIGHS  
59-64. WEST WINDS 10-20 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 41-46. HIGHS  
65-70. SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-14 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...LUKINBEAL  
REQUESTED BY...ERIN OLOUGHLIN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2413610.1/MSO  
.DELDT 05/10/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ERIN.OLOUGHLIN1@USDA.GOV  
 
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