770
FNUS75 KMSO 010058
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR BOBCAT LAKES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
658 PM MDT FRI JUL 31 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 MDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY...
DISCUSSION
HIGH CONFIDENCE EXISTS FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BREAKS DOWN AND A
DRY COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE FRONT, WITH A WESTERLY WIND SHIFT
EXPECTED BETWEEN 500-800PM MDT SATURDAY EVENING AS THE FRONT
PASSES. WESTERLY WINDS WILL STAY ELEVATED OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING, IMPACTING OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE
AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON, WITH ANOTHER PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER EXPECTED. THE POOREST OF THE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG THE COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE.
REST OF TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
* MAX HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 15-20
MPH IN THE EVENING.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
SATURDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
* MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH IN THE MORNING
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS 25-30 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
SATURDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
* MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10-20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE
EVENING.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
* MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 8-14 MPH. GUSTS OF 25-30 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...LUKINBEAL
REQUESTED BY...JACKIE DUMKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618756.0/MSO
.DELDT 07/31/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MTDDC@FIRENET.GOV
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