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FNUS75 KMSO 281724
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR RED ROCKS 441
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1124 AM MDT THU MAY 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HOT AND DRY TODAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
CONVECTION VERY UNLIKELY TO PRODUCE WETTING RAIN UNLESS DIRECTLY
IMPACTED FROM STORM CORE OVERHEAD. FRONTAL PASSAGE ON FRIDAY
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING WILL BEGIN TO PROMOTE WEST-
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALOFT, VARIABLE AND GUSTY WINDS AT THE
SURFACE, AND RENEWED CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND CONVECTION UNLIKELY
TO PRODUCE WETTING RAIN DURING THE DAYTIME. DIRECT IMPACT FROM
NEARBY STRONGER SHOWER OR STORM COULD PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING,
SMALL HAIL, ISOLATED HEAVY RAIN, AND OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 30 MPH
BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS/EVENINGS.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
* MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 12500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.05 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
* MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
VARIABLE/DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.01 INCHES.
FRIDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
* MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 5-10 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 11500 FT AGL LATE IN THE
MORNING.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.05 INCHES.
FORECASTER...PARKER
REQUESTED BY...JESSE MYERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2614568.0/MSO
.DELDT 05/28/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SHANE.MARTIN@USDA.GOV,JESSE.MYERS@USDA.GOV
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