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FNUS75 KMSO 231411
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SULA BURN PIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
711 AM MST MON FEB 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A WARM SUBTROPICAL SYSTEM HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION.
TODAY WILL BE WARM AND WINDY, WITH WINDS GENERALLY FROM THE SOUTH.
MOISTURE WILL SAG SOUTH OVERNIGHT AND PRECIPITATION CHANCES INCREASE
DURING THE EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED OVERNIGHT,
DECREASING TOMORROW.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
* MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.02 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING,
THEN RAIN AND SNOW OVERNIGHT.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...60 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
* MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5-10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
EVENING.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.10-0.22 INCHES.
TUESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...90 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
* MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-6 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.10-0.23 INCHES.
FORECASTER...BEC
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK MITCHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603569.0/MSO
.DELDT 02/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CHRISTOPHER.MARABETTA@USDA.GOV,ZACHARY.LEE@USDA.GOV,PATRICK.MITCHELL@USDA.GOV
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