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FNUS75 KMSO 101759
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SALMON FORKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1159 AM MDT FRI OCT 10 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 MDT ON OCTOBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WARM AND MOSTLY DRY AGAIN TODAY WITH VERY SLIGHT
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS UNLIKELY TO PRODUCE ANY WETTING RAINS. SOUTH
WINDS GUSTING UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. COOLING INTO
SATURDAY WITH WINDS BECOMING WESTERLY, MOISTENING TREND, AND
SHOWER CHANCES THROUGH THE DAY. COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF SHOWERS
PICKS UP SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING WITH SNOW LEVELS
DROPPING TO FIRE ELEVATIONS. 2 TO 6 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW EXPECTED
BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AT VALLEY FLOOR WITH A FOOT OR MORE AT
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FT. 0.40 TO 0.90 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW/LIQUID
WATER EQUIVALENT EXPECTED BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BY THE
AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
* MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5-12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
* MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.03 INCHES.
SATURDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE RAIN.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
* MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
WEST 5-12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL LATE IN THE
MORNING.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.03 INCHES.
FORECASTER...PARKER/SMITH
REQUESTED BY...JASON MONROE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2523168.3/MSO
.DELDT 10/10/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JASON.MONROE@USDA.GOV
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