290
FNUS75 KMSO 202241
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR TEN-MILE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
441 PM MDT WED AUG 20 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY, HOT, AND BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME SMOKE
COMING IN FROM NORTH-CENTRAL IDAHO. DRY FRONTAL PASSAGE CURRENTLY
MOVING THROUGH THE AREA SHIFTING WINDS TO WEST-NORTHWESTERLY.
WIND SHIFT AGAIN THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING TO EAST-
NORTHEASTERLIES.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY, INTERMITTENT SMOKE FROM
NORTH-CENTRAL IDAHO.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
* MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 7000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST-NORTHWEST 18 MPH.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
* MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN
THE EVENING BECOMING WEST 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO NEAR 1500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 MPH.
THURSDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
* MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST-
NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON, WIND
SHIFT TO EAST/NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH
OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO NEAR 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST-NORTHWEST 7 MPH BECOMING EAST-NORTHEAST
5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING.
FORECASTER...PARKER/KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...BITTERROOT DISPATCH- BARRETT CHOWNING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520336.0/MSO
.DELDT 08/20/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CHOWNING.BARRETT@GMAIL.COM,CODY.HOOVER@USDA.GOV
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