761  
FNUS75 KMSO 191854  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR KNOWLES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
1254 PM MDT TUE AUG 19 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON AUGUST 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
TUESDAY WILL SEE THE PEAK OF WARM AND DRY  
CONDITIONS, WITH TEMPS REACHING INTO THE LOW 90S AND RHS INTO THE  
LOW TEENS. EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF GUSTY OUTFLOW  
WINDS UP TO 50 MPH, MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 1900 AND 2200 MDT.  
 
ON WEDNESDAY, A DRY COLD FRONT WILL PASS, COOLING TEMPERATURES  
BUT ALSO INCREASING WESTERLY WINDS. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND STILL RELATIVELY  
DRY RHS. DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION ON THURSDAY, AND  
ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL DROP FURTHER, RHS WILL LIKELY LOWER  
BACK INTO THE LOW TEENS ONCE AGAIN.  
 
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-14 MPH. GUSTS TO 22 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM ELEVATIONS 60-65 PERCENT. TOP 40-45  
PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6-14 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 3-5 MPH  
AFTER SUNSET.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL EARLY  
IN THE EVENING.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 5-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
 

 
FORECASTER...JENNK  
REQUESTED BY...ERIN RYAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2520187.1/MSO  
.DELDT 08/19/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ERIN_RYAN@FIRENET.GOV,2025.KNOWLES.PLANS@FIRENET.GOV  
 
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