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FNUS75 KMSO 131122
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
522 AM MDT THU AUG 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE IN THE AREA OF THE
FIRE THIS MORNING THROUGH 0900, THAT WILL BRING A 20 PERCENT
PROBABILITY FOR A WETTING RAIN. THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ANOTHER
ROUND OF ACTIVITY WILL BRING FREQUENT LIGHTNING, GUSTY ERRATIC
WINDS AND LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS NEXT ROUND WILL BRING A
60 PERCENT PROBABILITY FOR A WETTING RAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT.
TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...20 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....40 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
* MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5-6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST-
NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.06 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...30 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....30 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
* MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20
MPH IN THE EVENING, BECOMING NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH OVERNIGHT
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.08 INCHES.
FRIDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AND PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
RAIN LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING,
THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...80 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....50 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
* MIN HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.23 INCHES.
FORECASTER...ROBINSON
REQUESTED BY...JACK RINCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619412.2/MSO
.DELDT 08/13/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JACK_RINCK@FIRENET.GOV,JULIA.GOAR@MT.GOV,2026_MTBDF_MOOSE@FIRENET.GOV,RON_BRUNELL@FIRENET.GOV
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