065
FNUS75 KMSO 131103
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
503 AM MDT SUN SEP 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
COOLER AND MORE MOIST CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED
TODAY AS AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHES A COLD FRONT
THROUGH THE FIRE AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON. ANTICIPATED NORTHEAST TO
EASTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL TREND SOUTHWESTERLY THROUGH THE
MORNING, THEN TURN WESTERLY BY AFTERNOON BEHIND THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE. WINDS GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED ON RIDGE
TOPS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE FRONT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY. WHILE LIGHT
PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING, WETTING RAINS ARE
NOT. WINDS WILL STAY BREEZY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY, THOUGH MONDAY
WILL TREND COOLER STILL.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....20 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
* MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-12 MPH IN
THE EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.03 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
* MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.05 INCHES.
MONDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
* MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.03 INCHES.
FORECASTER...JENNK
REQUESTED BY...GREG PHILIPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2621611.3/MSO
.DELDT 09/13/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL GREGORY.PHILIPP@USDA.GOV
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