944
FNUS75 KMSO 032345
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
545 PM MDT MON AUG 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION ALOFT. HIGH PRESSURE ALONG
THE DIVIDE AND LOW PRESSURE ACROSS CENTRAL IDAHO WILL LEAD EAST-
NORTHEAST WINDS TUESDAY MORNING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN
BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON, WITH TERRAIN DRIVEN LIGHT EAST-SOUTHEAST
WINDS DEVELOPING. A NORTHWEST WIND SHIFT IS EXPECTED BY EARLY
EVENING AS DEEPER MIXING OCCURS AND WINDS MIX DOWN FROM ALOFT,
WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. LOOKING AHEAD TO TUESDAY NIGHT, THERMAL
BELTS WILL IMPACT OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
ARRIVES WEDNESDAY, AS RH TRENDS LOWER, AND WESTERLY GUSTS REACH
10-20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
* MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........EAST-NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH BECOMING EAST-
SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TUESDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
* MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
WEDNESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
* MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-10 MPH
WITH GUSTS OF 10-20 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...LUKINBEAL
REQUESTED BY...ZACHARY LEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618256.10/MSO
.DELDT 08/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ZACHARY.LEE@USDA.GOV,DAVID_HOOD@FIRENET.GOV,KODIE.MCQUAY@USDA.GOV,CHRISTOPHER.MARABETTA@USDA.GOV,ELDON.JOHNSON@USDA.GOV
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