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FNUS75 KMSO 071528
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER WEST FORK 61
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
928 AM MDT TUE APR 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
WEDNESDAY WILL SEE COOLER TEMPERATURES, BUT STILL
RELATIVELY DRY AS A DRIER AIRMASS WILL FILTER IN BEHIND A PASSING
COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON (TUESDAY). WINDS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE
OVERALL MUCH LIGHTER, THOUGH SOME WESTERLY GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE AFTERNOON. THURSDAY WILL RUN A FEW DEGREES WARMER AND RHS WILL
LIKELY TREND SLIGHTLY DRIER. WINDS WILL BE EVEN LIGHTER ON
THURSDAY.
WEDNESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
* MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST
5-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
* MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 5-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL EARLY
IN THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
THURSDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
* MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-6 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...JENNK
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WOODIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609259.0/MSO
.DELDT 04/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DAVID.FOX@USDA.GOV,SCOTT.WOODIN@USDA.GOV
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