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FNUS75 KMSO 192231
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR WOOD GULCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
431 PM MDT TUE AUG 19 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 MDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORM LATE TODAY,
BUT MOST OF THE HIGH-RES MODEL SUGGEST THAT STORMS WILL PASS
NORTH OF THE FIRE. A COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY WILL CAUSE
TEMPERATURES TO BE NOT AS HOT OR AS DRY AS TODAY, BUT THERE WILL
BE INCREASED AFTERNOON WIND GUSTS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
* MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 13
MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....20 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
* MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5-6 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01 INCHES.
WEDNESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. HAZE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....15 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
* MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6-9
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 7500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01 INCHES.
FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...EMILY SIMMONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520257.0/MSO
.DELDT 08/19/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MTDDC@FIRENET.GOV
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