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FNUS75 KMSO 302001
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR BELL FACE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
201 PM MDT MON MAR 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A COLD, CLOSED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER
THE REGION LATER THIS WEEK CAUSING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AND
LOWERING SNOW LEVELS. BECAUSE THIS IS A SPRING TIME CLOSED LOW,
THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY ON THE TRACK OF THE LOW AND THE
RESULTING LOCATION OF THE BAND OF HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION
ASSOCIATED WITH IT. SO SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE
FORECAST WILL HAVE LARGE RANGES TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT UNCERTAINTY.
OVERALL, IT'S GOING TO BE WET AND COOL UNTIL NEXT WEEKEND.
CURRENT FORECASTS SHOW THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR A TRANSITION TO
SNOW IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF THURSDAY WITH AN ACCUMULATION
OF 1-4 INCHES EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
* MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9-12 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01 TO 0.03 INCHES.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING,
THEN RAIN AND SNOW OVERNIGHT.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...20 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
* MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 9-13 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01 TO 0.11 INCHES.
THURSDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...60 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
* MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 9-14 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 20-23 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.06 TO 0.20 INCHES.
FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...RUSTY BUTLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608594.0/MSO
.DELDT 03/30/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RBUTLER@BLM.GOV
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