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FNUS75 KMSO 081014
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR FERN CREEK 1.3C
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
314 AM MST THU JAN 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MST ON JANUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A PASSING DISTURBANCE WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW
SHOWERS TODAY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES. SOUTHWEST WINDS
THIS MORNING ARE ANTICIPATED TO SHIFT TO MORE OF A NORTHWEST
DIRECTION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. POTENTIAL FOR SNOW SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY, BUT WITH LIGHTER WINDS.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING,
THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...20 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
* MIN HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
8-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.02-0.08 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING,
THEN CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...20 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24.
* MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6-8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.04 INCHES.
FRIDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
* MIN HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-6 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.03 INCHES.
FORECASTER...JENNK
REQUESTED BY...JORDAN BYRAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2528459.1/MSO
.DELDT 01/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CACHE.V.GIBBONS@USDA.GOV,ZACHARY.LEE@USDA.GOV,JORDAN.J.BYRAM@USDA.GOV
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