400
FNUS75 KMSO 171529
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK 1 & 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
929 AM MDT TUE MAR 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
NEXT WEEK, A BROAD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EARLY IN
LOOKS TO GIVE WAY TO AN APPROACHING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. MODEL
ENSEMBLE SOLUTIONS SHOW ABOUT 50% OF MEMBERS ON BOARD WITH THE
TROUGH MOVING THROUGH ON TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. CONDITIONS
REMAIN DRY AND WINDY FOR EARLY IN THE WEEK. WINDS STAY ELEVATED
ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY, WITH ABOUT AN 80% CHANCE OF EXCEEDING 36
MPH ON TUESDAY.
MONDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
* MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
12-17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 50% CHANCE OF
EXCEEDING 36 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
MONDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
* MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 9-17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
EVENING.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TUESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
* MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH 10-15 MPH INCREASING TO
SOUTHWEST 22-26 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 80%
CHANCE OF EXCEEDING 36 MPH
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...MESSINA
REQUESTED BY...RUSTY BUTLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606060.0/MSO
.DELDT 03/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RBUTLER@BLM.GOV
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