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FNUS75 KMSO 131034
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SPOT FORECAST FOR 2RB RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
434 AM MDT WED MAY 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...
DISCUSSION
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. STORMS COULD PRODUCE ERRATIC
OUTFLOWS RANGING FROM 55 MPH TO 70+ MPH. COLD FRONT ARRIVES BY
EARLY EVENING AND IT WILL BE WINDY THROUGH THE NIGHT, LASTING INTO
THURSDAY. SUNNY AND WINDY ON THURSDAY.
TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....30 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
* MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHEAST 10-14 MPH INCREASING TO
SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH BY NOON, INCREASING TO
SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
OVER 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL LATE
IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 35 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.03 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A SHOWER.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-38.
* MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST 12 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL LATE
IN THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST-SOUTHWEST 45 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01 INCHES.
THURSDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
* MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST-SOUTHWEST 18-24 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 35 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST-SOUTHWEST 35 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...NOBLE
REQUESTED BY...SAM SULSER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613520.0/MSO
.DELDT 05/13/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SAMUEL.SULSER@USDA.GOV
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