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FNUS75 KMSO 082028
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR PIQUETT CREEK RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
228 PM MDT FRI MAY 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE BUILDING OVER THE
AREA THIS WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMING EACH DAY WITH
AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES DROPPING INTO THE LOW TEENS BY SUNDAY. THE
TERRAIN SHOULD KEEP THE WINDS MAINLY NORTHWESTERLY EACH AFTERNOON,
EVEN THOUGH THE MIXING WINDS BECOME SOUTHWEST BY SATURDAY NIGHT.
SATURDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
* MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
* MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
* MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...DAVID FOX
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612632.3/MSO
.DELDT 05/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SCOTT.WOODIN@USDA.GOV,DAVID.FOX@USDA.GOV
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