928
FNUS75 KMSO 221324
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLIAMS CRK. FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
724 AM MDT WED JUL 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 MDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SMOKE FROM THE OREGON FIRES HAS SETTLED OVER THE
AREA. SOME HIGH TO MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE BY
LATE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A FEW DEGREES WARMER WITH LOWER
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY. THE FIRE ALONG THE FACE OF THE MOUNTAIN WILL
BE MAINLY BLOCK FROM THE WINDS, BUT UP ON THE RIDGE TOPS EXPECTED
GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BY THE
AFTERNOON. SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
* MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
* MAX HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-9 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 3-8 MPH AFTER
SUNSET.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
THURSDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
* MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WEST 10-15 MPH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...PETER JACOBSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617324.8/MSO
.DELDT 07/22/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL PETER.A.JACOBSON@USDA.GOV
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