188
FNUS75 KMSO 121105
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR STILL PINKHAM UNIT 185
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
505 AM MDT TUE MAY 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
BY NOON TODAY, TEMPERATURES WILL HAVE RISEN TO THE
MID-60S AND RHS DOWN TO BELOW 30%. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE
VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH. BY 3 PM, TEMPS WILL BE IN THE LOWER 70S, RHS
AROUND 20 PERCENT AND 2 TO 4 MPH UPSLOPE WIND. INCREASING CLOUDS
TONIGHT. INCREASING PREFRONTAL SOUTHERLY WINDS BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM ARE POSSIBLE BY THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS COULD GUST TO 40 MPH WITH STORMS. TOTAL RAINFALL
THROUGH THURSDAY RANGES FROM 0.15 TO 0.40".
TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY, INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-76.
* MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
* MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7
MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
WEDNESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...40 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69.
* MIN HUMIDITY........34-38 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AROUND 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH,
SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH BY
MID-AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 35 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.14 INCHES.
FORECASTER...NOBLE
REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND FLANAGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613431.0/MSO
.DELDT 05/12/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RAYMOND.FLANAGAN@USDA.GOV
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