555
FNUS75 KMSO 091506
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE RIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
906 AM MDT FRI OCT 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH CLOUDS WILL PASS THROUGH OTHERWISE EXPECT A DRY
AND MILD DAY, SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY (THURSDAY). WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO START SOUTHERLY THEN INCREASE AROUND 1-2PM BECOMING SOUTHWEST
TO WEST, GUSTING AROUND 30 MPH. DECENT MIXING AND TRANSPORT WINDS
SHOULD ACCOMPANY THIS INCREASE IN WINDS.
SHOWER CHANCES INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE ON SATURDAY WITH
OCCASIONAL SHOWER CHANCES INTO SUNDAY. WETTING RAIN CHANCES
REMAIN MODEST AT 20-30% TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH A GENERAL
EXPECTATION OF 0.10 INCH OR LESS. TOTAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS
TONIGHT THROUGH THE ENTIRE WEEKEND RANGE FROM 0.05 TO 0.30 INCH
WITH A MEAN VALUE AROUND 0.15 INCH BUT THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE ON
THE ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
OTHERWISE, WINDS DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH A EXCELLENT RH
RECOVERY. SATURDAY WILL BE MUCH COOLER WITH A PUSH OF NORTHEAST
WINDS BY MID AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (HIGH CLOUDS).
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
* MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 MPH BECOMING
SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
BEGINNING AROUND 1-2PM.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN
EARLY/MID AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH BY EARLY/MID AFTERNOON.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN
CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...20 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
* MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
DECREASING TO 5-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH JUST AFTER
SUNSET.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.10 INCHES.
SATURDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...30 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
* MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHEAST
10-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON (2-3PM).
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE
IN THE MORNING.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 MPH THEN NORTHEAST 15 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.12 INCHES.
FORECASTER...BOOTH
REQUESTED BY...MATT GLENN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2623334.2/MSO
.DELDT 10/09/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JAMES.FLINT@USDA.GOV,JASON.MONROE@USDA.GOV,SCOTT.REID@USDA.GOV,MATTHEW.GLENN@USDA.GOV,TRISTAN.REID@USDA.GOV
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