637
FNUS75 KMSO 020102
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SWAMP FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
702 PM MDT TUE SEP 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THERE MAY BE A BRIEF WARM-UP 8-9AM THEN TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL WITH A COLD FRONT TO THE UPPER 40S LATER IN THE MORNING,
THEN RECOVER BY THE AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS WILL PICK UP GUSTING
TO 20 MPH BY NOON CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON. GOOD RH RECOVERY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ON THURSDAY, RAIN CONTINUING THURSDAY NIGHT. THE 25TH TO 75TH
TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING RANGES FROM 0.45 TO 0.85".
WEDNESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...85 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....30 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
* MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 7 TO
10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH BECOMING WEST 20 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.27 INCHES.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
* MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01 INCHES.
THURSDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING,
THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...50 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....20 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
* MIN HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6-8 WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE
IN THE MORNING.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.09 INCHES.
FORECASTER...NOBLE
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN BUCKLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2621068.0/MSO
.DELDT 09/01/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRIAN.BUCKLEY@USDA.GOV
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