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FNUS75 KMSO 101726
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE RIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1126 AM MDT SAT OCT 10 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON OCTOBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
INCREASING CHANCES FOR RAIN MIXING WITH AND CHANGING
TO ALL SNOW THROUGH TODAY AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT. INCREASINGLY
EAST/NORTHEAST WINDS BRINGING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. REASONABLE
RANGE OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF A TRACE TO 3 INCHES THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN/SNOW LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...30 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
* MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........INCREASINGLY NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS
15-20 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.05-0.20 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...20 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
* MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS 20-30 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 20 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.12 INCHES.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
* MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS 20-30 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........EAST 20 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.08 INCHES.
FORECASTER...PARKER
REQUESTED BY...MATT GLENN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2623334.3/MSO
.DELDT 10/10/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SCOTT.REID@USDA.GOV,MATTHEW.GLENN@USDA.GOV,JASON.MONROE@USDA.GOV,JAMES.FLINT@USDA.GOV,TRISTAN.REID@USDA.GOV
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