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FNUS75 KMSO 021339
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SODA SPRINGS FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
739 AM MDT WED JUL 2 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON JULY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
TODAY WILL BE THE LAST HOT DAY TO THIS HEATWAVE.
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR STORMS THIS MORNING AS MOISTURE
INCREASES. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY
AFTER 1400 MDT. GENERAL WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE SOUTHWEST, BUT
OUTFLOW WINDS WILL HAVE VARIABLE WIND DIRECTIONS, LIKELY GUSTING
30-40 MPH, BUT HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH STRONGER STORMS.
HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH STRONGER STORMS.
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES REMAIN THROUGH TONIGHT WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT
APPROACHING. THIS FRONT WILL EITHER PASS OVERNIGHT OR THURSDAY
MORNING WITH INCREASED WEST WINDS. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES INCREASE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON ALONG WITH INCREASED CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY, SLIGHT CHANCE FOR STORMS
THIS MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...30 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....30 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
* MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-13 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON. VARIABLE GUSTS 30-40 MPH WITH THUNDERSTORMS.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.08 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...20 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....25 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
* MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING, HIGHER GUSTS
25-35 MPH WITH STORMS.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.07 INCHES.
THURSDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...40 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....30 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
* MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-8 MPH WITH
GUSTS 15-18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.15 INCHES.
FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...BITTERROOT DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2516993.2/MSO
.DELDT 07/02/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MTBRC@FIRENET.GOV
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