414  
FNUS75 KMSO 081330  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LAUGHING ANT 7  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
730 AM MDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 11.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE STRENGTHENING OVER  
THE AREA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY CAUSING VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS  
ESPECIALLY BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON WESTERLY WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON MONDAY, BUT THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME THE  
WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN DRIVEN.  
   
MONDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
 
 
FORECASTER...SMITH  
REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND FLANAGAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2613140.0/MSO  
.DELDT 05/08/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RAYMOND.FLANAGAN@USDA.GOV  
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