413
FNUS75 KMSO 311925
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SILVERTIP FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
125 PM MDT FRI JUL 31 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 MDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
SATURDAY NIGHT...
DISCUSSION
HOT, DRY, AND BREEZY WITH LIGHT PATCHY SMOKE TODAY.
POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
WINDS INCREASING OUT OF THE WEST-SOUTHWEST BY THE EARLY
AFTERNOON, PEAKING NEAR AND AFTER SUNSET WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RED
FLAG CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND MODERATING RH HEADING INTO SUNDAY YET
STRONG WINDS REMAIN WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING KEEPING FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ELEVATED.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
* MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
* MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
5-10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
SATURDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
* MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 8-12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST-
SOUTHWEST 12-25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...PARKER
REQUESTED BY...JIM FLINT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618599.2/MSO
.DELDT 07/31/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JAMES.FLINT@USDA.GOV,TRISTAN.REID@USDA.GOV
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