828  
FNUS75 KMSO 010706  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PIQUETT CREEK RX  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
106 AM MDT THU OCT 1 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MDT ON OCTOBER 01.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
A WARMING AND DRYING TREND BEGINS TODAY AND LASTS  
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND DIURNALLY DRIVEN  
TODAY WITH A SLIGHT UPTICK IN NORTHWEST TO NORTH AFTERNOON WINDS  
ON FRIDAY. MIXING HEIGHTS AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE BETTER ON  
FRIDAY COMPARED WITH TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS  
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 7 DAYS.  
   
TODAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH  
AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 10 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5-6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST TO  
NORTH 6-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
 

 
FORECASTER...BOOTH  
REQUESTED BY...DAVID FOX  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2622521.5/MSO  
.DELDT 10/01/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JARROD.CHANDLER@USDA.GOV,DAVID.FOX@USDA.GOV  
 
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