749  
FNUS75 KMSO 151021  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK 1  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
421 AM MDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0802 MDT ON MARCH 15.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
A WARM FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WILL  
CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE BACK ABOVE 8,000 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING.  
SOME MOISTURE MOVING IN WITH THE FRONT WILL ALSO CAUSE MUCH HIGHER  
HUMIDITY ON MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT 10 DEGREES ABOVE  
AVERAGE BY TUESDAY, AND 15 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE BY THE END OF THE  
WEEKEND DUE TO A RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE REGION.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10-15 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
MONDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 9-17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
 
 
FORECASTER...LEACH  
REQUESTED BY...RUSTY BUTLER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2605307.3/MSO  
.DELDT 03/15/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RBUTLER@BLM.GOV  
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