771  
FNUS75 KMSO 101737  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CROOKED CHRISTIE 11A  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
1137 AM MDT FRI APR 10 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 10.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS CONTINUING.  
SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM CHANCES AND WIND GUST POTENTIAL INCREASES THIS  
EVENING INTO SATURDAY. LOW CHANCE FOR WETTING RAIN UNLESS DIRECTLY  
UNDER INDIVIDUAL SHOWER OR STORM. GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE  
OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH SATURDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-6 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.02 INCHES.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY  
OVERNIGHT.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...20 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....10 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.07 INCHES.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING,  
THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...40 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....20 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.15 INCHES.  
 
 
FORECASTER...PARKER  
REQUESTED BY...MELI BAILEY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2609978.0/MSO  
.DELDT 04/10/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL IDGVC@FIRENET.GOV  
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