618  
FNUS75 KMSO 141411  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BELL FACE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
811 AM MDT THU MAY 14 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MAY 14.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
COOLER WEATHER WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY, BUT  
LOWERING DEWPOINTS WILL AGAIN ALLOW RHS TO DROP INTO THE LOW  
TEENS. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON, THOUGH NOT  
NEARLY AS STRONG AS WHAT WAS EXPERIENCED ON WEDNESDAY. GUST  
POTENTIAL IS GENERALLY AROUND 35 MPH, THOUGH THERE IS A ROUGHLY  
10-15 PERCENT CHANCE OF A GUST TO 40 MPH BOTH AFTERNOONS.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING,  
BECOMING WEST 12-17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 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........41-46 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10-20 MPH DECREASING TO 7-9 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7-14 MPH INCREASING TO 14-18 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14000 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
 

 
FORECASTER...JENNK  
REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN CLARK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2613641.0/MSO  
.DELDT 05/14/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JCLARK@BLM.GOV  
 
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