639  
FNUS75 KMSO 191114  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST HORSE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
514 AM MDT THU JUN 19 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0610 MDT ON JUNE 19.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL TRANSPORT MOISTURE AND  
INSTABILITY INTO THE AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON, LEADING TO CUMULUS  
BUILD UPS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE  
AFTERNOON. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING  
GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS, WITH LITTLE TO ANY PRECIPITATION.  
 
A CLOSED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PUSH ACROSS THE PACIFIC  
NORTHWEST TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY, WITH MULTIPLE WAVES OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING EARLY IN THE MORNING THROUGH THE  
AFTERNOON, WITH AN 80% CHANCE FOR WETTING RAINS.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....20 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...30 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....30 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 FT  
AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01-0.07 INCHES.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...80 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....40 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.08-0.28 INCHES.  
 
 
FORECASTER...LUKINBEAL  
REQUESTED BY...ZACHARY LEE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2516153.1/MSO  
.DELDT 06/19/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ZACHARY.LEE@USDA.GOV,PATRICK.MITCHELL@USDA.GOV  
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