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FNUS75 KMSO 221831
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR FABER PILE BURN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1231 PM MDT THU OCT 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON OCTOBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A PASSING COLD FRONT TONIGHT WILL BRING INCREASED
WINDS, COOLER TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION INTO FRIDAY. THERE
IS STILL A FAIRLY WIDE RANGE OF POSSIBLE PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS,
MAINLY DUE TO THE SHOWERY NATURE OF PRECIPITATION. MOST LIKELY
RANGE (10TH TO 90TH PERCENTILE) IS 0.06" TO 0.25" BY 6PM FRIDAY.
MOST OF THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO MID
DAY FRIDAY. SATURDAY WILL REMAIN COOL BUT WITH LESS WIND. DRY AIR
MOVING IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALLOW FOR RHS TO DROP INTO THE
LOW TO MID 30 PERCENT RANGE.
FRIDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING,
THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...40 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
* MIN HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5-9 MPH. GUSTS TO NEAR 20
MPH
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.03-0.08 INCHES.
FRIDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
* MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.01 INCHES.
SATURDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
* MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-8 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...JENNK
REQUESTED BY...JASE SORENSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2624328.0/MSO
.DELDT 10/22/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JASE.SORENSON@MT.GOV
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