900
FNUS75 KMSO 310919
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR BASIN FUEL BREAK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
319 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
PERIODS OF SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY WITH
THE BEST CHANCES LATER THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING AND AGAIN TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES, GENERALLY FROM THE
SOUTHWEST OR WEST.
PRECIPITATION TOTALS OF 0.3 TO 0.5 INCH ARE ANTICIPATED IN THE
FORM OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...20 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....20 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
* MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 7-8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.03-0.08 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING,
THEN CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...70 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26.
* MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6-9 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.15-0.30 INCHES.
TUESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING,
THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...40 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
* MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 9-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.05-0.15 INCHES.
FORECASTER...BOOTH
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT DRAKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2508343.0/MSO
.DELDT 03/31/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SCOTT.DRAKE@USDA.GOV
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