070
FNUS75 KMSO 200146
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR TWIN WILDFIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
746 PM MDT TUE AUG 19 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 PDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH LATE EVENING BUT WETTING RAIN CHANCES ARE
LOW. OTHERWISE, AFTERNOON WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY ELEVATED ON
WEDNESDAY AS A WEAK DRY COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH. FOLLOWED BY
WARMER AND DRIER ON THURSDAY. MODEST RH RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED
DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIODS.
REST OF TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....20 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
* MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE VARIABLE
2-5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 100 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
WEDNESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
* MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-9 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 17 MPH ON RIDGETOPS IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
* MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO VARIABLE AROUND 5
MPH OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 100 FT
AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
THURSDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
* MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...BOOTH
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN RUSSELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520271.0/MSO
.DELDT 08/19/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CRAIG.ROACH2@USDA.GOV,TERRA.RINTELEN@USDA.GOV,BRIAN.RUSSELL@USDA.GOV
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