865
FNUS75 KMSO 051709
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR PIQUETT CREEK RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1109 AM MDT TUE MAY 5 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WINDS SHIFT WESTERLY ON WEDNESDAY YET REMAIN
ELEVATED GUSTING 25 TO 30 MPH. WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED
THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY, AS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES REMAINS ON THE
EASTERN PERIFERY OF A WEAK RIDGE. TEMPERATURES WARM SLIGHTLY WITH
AN INCREASE IN ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE, KEEPING RHS FAIRLY SIMILAR
THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD.
A WEAK WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE RIDGE SATURDAY AND THERE IS LOW
PROBABILITY (<20%) OF SHOWERS PRODUCING A WETTING RAIN.
WEDNESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
* MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7-12 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
* MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH
BECOMING VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL EARLY
IN THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
* MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING WEST 9-13 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 27 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 42-47. HIGHS 67-72. WEST WINDS 7-12 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 41-46. HIGHS 62-67.
WEST WINDS 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
FORECASTER...BEC
REQUESTED BY...DAVID FOX
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612632.1/MSO
.DELDT 05/05/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DAVID.FOX@USDA.GOV,SCOTT.WOODIN@USDA.GOV
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