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FNUS75 KMSO 050017
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK BEAR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
617 PM MDT TUE AUG 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
ANTICIPATE STRONG THERMAL BELTS DEVELOPING OVER THE
NEXT 48 HOURS WITH VERY POOR RH RECOVERIES ON THE MIDSLOPES AND
RIDGES. WEDNESDAY WILL BRING WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WITH
LIGHT WEST-NORTHWEST BREEZES BY MID-AFTERNOON. THURSDAY WILL TREND
EVEN WARMER AND DRIER, WITH RHS DROPPING INTO THE LOW TEENS AND
WEST-NORTHWEST GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
* MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 10-15
MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
* MAX HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING EAST-SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
THURSDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
* MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 4-7
MPH WITH GUSTS OF 15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...LUKINBEAL
REQUESTED BY...ZACH LEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618935.1/MSO
.DELDT 08/04/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL 2026.NORTHFORKLOSTHORSE.PLANS@FIRENET.GOV,ZACHARY.LEE@USDA.GOV,CLINT.MENDENHALL@USDA.GOV,DAVID.HOOD@USDA.GOV
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