927  
FNUS75 KMSO 081234  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GNOME KNOB RX  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
634 AM MDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MDT ON MAY 08.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRING SLIGHTLY COOLER  
TEMPERATURES BUT SIMILAR MIN RH COMPARED TO YESTERDAY  
(WEDNESDAY). WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER AND FROM THE  
SOUTHWEST TO WEST PICKING UP MID TO LATE MORNING. CLOUDS THIS  
MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO A MOSTLY SUNNY AFTERNOON.  
 
FRIDAY LOOKS TO BE WARMER WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER MIN RH COMPARED WITH  
TODAY (THURSDAY). WINDS WILL START VARIABLE WITH A  
SOUTH/SOUTHWEST COMPONENT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE SOME  
HIGH CLOUDS MAINLY IN THE LATER AFTERNOON FRIDAY BUT OVERALL  
MOSTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY THEN MOSTLY  
SUNNY FOR THE AFTERNOON.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST  
5-8 MPH BY MID TO LATE MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH MID/LATE  
MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL THIS  
AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST UP TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL EARLY  
IN THE EVENING.  
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY (HIGH CLOUDS  
MAINLY FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS).  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH  
IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. GUST TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
 
 
FORECASTER...BOOTH  
REQUESTED BY...GEOFFREY FARINHOLT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2513493.0/MSO  
.DELDT 05/08/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL GFARINHOLT@BLM.GOV  
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