054
FNUS75 KMSO 152005
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR ABLT PILES RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
205 PM MDT WED OCT 15 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON OCTOBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SOME FROST AND VALLEY FOG/LOW STRATUS POSSIBLE
THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE CLEARING THROUGH MIDDAY AND EVENTUALLY
HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDS AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASING INTO THE
LATE EVENING. COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA AFTER 1200 MDT
FRIDAY WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE WESTERLY. ABOUT A 70% CHANCE FOR
RAIN SHOWERS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE THROUGH ABOUT 2100 MDT. LOW
CHANCE WETTING RAINS UNLESS DIRECTLY UNDER SHOWER OR STORM CORE.
THURSDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SOME LOW STRATUS OR FOG
POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
* MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 4-8 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO NEAR 4000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
THURSDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
* MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO NEAR 1500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FRIDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...20 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-56.
* MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01-0.09 INCHES.
FORECASTER...PARKER/SMITH
REQUESTED BY...KASEY CRAFT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2523664.0/MSO
.DELDT 10/15/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KASEY.CRAFT@USDA.GOV
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