158  
FNUS75 KMSO 181112  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK CHERRY RX  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
512 AM MDT SAT APR 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MDT ON APRIL 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO SETTLE IN  
OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES THIS WEEKEND, THROUGH EARLY TO MID-WEEK  
NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM A FEW DEGREES EACH DAY, WITH MID  
50S TODAY AND LOW 60S SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST TODAY AT 10  
MPH OR LESS, WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 20 MPH AFTER 1400 LOCAL.  
SUNDAY, THE WINDS WILL BE MORE STRAIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTH.  
   
TODAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5-10 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL EARLY  
IN THE EVENING.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
* 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 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 6-8 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
 

 
FORECASTER...ROBINSON  
REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN CLARK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2610554.1/MSO  
.DELDT 04/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JCLARK@BLM.GOV  
 
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