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FNUS75 KMSO 300043
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
643 PM MDT WED JUL 29 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
A HOT, DRY RIDGE REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH THIS WEEK.
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE, LESS THAN 20 PERCENT, OF THUNDERSTORMS
ON THURSDAY WITH POTENTIAL TO GUST 50-60 MPH. A BREAKDOWN OF THE
RIDGE PATTERN IS COMING FOR THE WEEKEND, AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS WEEKEND ALREADY.
THURSDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....20 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
* MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
THURSDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....20 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
* MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FRIDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
* MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...ERIN RYAN PSC3
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618621.0/MSO
.DELDT 07/29/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ERIN_RYAN@FIRENET.GOV,MTDDC@FIRENET.GOV,2026.MOOSE.PLANS@FIRENET.GOV
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