706
FNUS75 KMSO 111317
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SKINNY 75 PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
717 AM MDT WED MAR 11 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT
THURSDAY...
DISCUSSION
SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE WILL BE MOVING INTO THE AREA
TODAY AND LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
PUSH INTO THE AREA TONIGHT BRINGING STRONG, POTENTIALLY DAMAGING
WINDS TO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS UP
TO 45 MPH AT YOUR BURN SITE.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
MORNING, THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...20 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
* MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.05 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW AND RAIN.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...80 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
* MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
20-23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.18 INCHES.
THURSDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...20 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
* MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST 16-25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45
MPH DECREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL LATE IN THE
MORNING.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 35 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.04 INCHES.
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...KIRK BALDWIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605426.0/MSO
.DELDT 03/11/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KIRK.BALDWIN@USDA.GOV
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