856  
FNUS75 KMSO 080835  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SILVERTIP FIRE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
235 AM MDT TUE SEP 8 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
RAIN FROM TODAY'S SYSTEM WILL DIMINISH BY LATE  
AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY STAYS UP THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. LOW CLOUDS  
AND/OR FOG MAY FORM TONIGHT AND NOT BURN UP UNTIL MID TO LATE  
MORNING WEDNESDAY. WESTERLY WINDS PICK UP MORE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON  
ALONG WITH MILDER AND DRIER CONDITIONS.  
   
TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN ENDS BY 3 PM.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...70 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-9 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.15 INCHES.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........94-97 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5-8  
MPH OVERNIGHT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PATCHY FOG AND/OR LOW CLOUDS, BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY. INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
 
 
FORECASTER...NOBLE  
REQUESTED BY...DANE NESBIT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2621381.0/MSO  
.DELDT 09/08/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DANE.NESBIT@USDA.GOV  
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