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FNUS75 KMSO 011248
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SODA SPRINGS FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
648 AM MDT TUE JUL 1 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0000 MDT ON JULY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WARM, VERY DRY, AND UNSTABLE TODAY, THE CAP COULD
BREAK AS EARLY AS 10 AM THIS MORNING. THIS AFTERNOON THE BEGINNING
OF A MONSOON MOISTURE SURGE WILL ALLOW FOR A THUNDERSTORM. THE
FIRE COMPLEX IS ON THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE EARLY PLUME AND
LOW PROBABILITY OF DEVELOPMENT, BUT IF VIRGA, SHOWER, OR
THUNDERSTORM COMES NEAR THE FIRE EXPECT OUTFLOW GUSTS UP TO 35
MPH. THIS EVENING WILL HAVE CONTINUED POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES
25 TO 30%. TOMORROW SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES INCREASE WITH
ANY SHOWERS ABLE TO PRODUCE GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
* MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-9 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.05 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
* MAX HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL EARLY
IN THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
WEDNESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...20 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....30 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
* MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH FROM SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.04 INCHES.
FORECASTER...BEC
REQUESTED BY...BITTERROOT DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2516993.1/MSO
.DELDT 07/01/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MTBRC@FIRENET.GOV
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