485
FNUS75 KMSO 152018
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE MOUNTAIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
218 PM MDT TUE SEP 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN TODAY, WITH HIGHS TOPPING
OUT IN THE MID 70S, MINRH VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE MID 40 PERCENT
RANGE. A LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND AT OR BELOW 10 MPH WILL BE PRESENT
OVER THE FIRE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THURSDAY WILL START OFF WITH
PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH A LIGHT EAST WIND MOST OF THE DAY,
BEFORE SWITCHING MORE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 1800. AT WHICH,
WILL BE THE TIME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POTENTIALLY AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP IN THE AREA OF THE FIRE. BRIEF
HEAVY RAINFALL WITH RAIN RATES BETWEEN 0.25"-0.50" WILL BE
POSSIBLE IF THE FIRE TAKES A DIRECT HIT. BRIEF GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS
FROM THE SOUTHWEST UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL.
WEDNESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY, PATCHY LOW ELEVATION FOG IN
THE MORNING.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
* MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST AROUND 5-10 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR, BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
* MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
THURSDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY, BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....20 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
* MIN HUMIDITY........43-47 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...ROBINSON
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS STETSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618978.44/MSO
.DELDT 09/15/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JACOB.SOHR@USDA.GOV,LAILA_LIENESCH@FIRENET.GOV,VICTORIA_PAYNE@FIRENET.GOV,CHRIS_STETSON@FIRENET.GOV,RUTH_KOHLER@FIRENET.GOV
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