549
FNUS75 KMSO 271157
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR HELWICK RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
557 AM MDT SUN APR 27 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WINDS BEGIN TO SHIFT NORTHWESTERLY THROUGH THE
MORNING INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE
WITH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SHOWERS. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO
BE NOT AS WARM AND RH NOT AS DRY AS YESTERDAY. THERE IS STILL A
WIDE RANGE FOR RAIN AMOUNTS, DEPENDENT ON STRENGTH OF SHOWERS THAT
PASS OVER THE BURN SITE. A LITTLE COOLER WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES
ON MONDAY, AND WEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...70 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
* MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST
7-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY OVER 30 MPH
WITH NEARBY STRONGER STORMS.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.07-0.20 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
* MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-13 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WITH
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY
IN THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01 INCHES.
MONDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
* MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-7 MPH,
GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...NATHAN STEPHENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2511743.3/MSO
.DELDT 04/27/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RYAN.WINEBARK@USDA.GOV,NATHAN.STEPHENS@USDA.GOV
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