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FNUS75 KMSO 090942
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
342 AM MDT THU OCT 9 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 MDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON, BEFORE A SERIES OF SYSTEMS BRING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS
FRIDAY NIGHT AND WETTING PRECIPITATION SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. BY
SUNDAY EVENING, THERE'S A 75% CHANCE FOR 0.25 INCHES OR MORE OF
PRECIPITATION AND A 45% CHANCE FOR 0.50 INCHES. COLD AIR ARRIVES
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY, AS A COLD FRONT TRACKS WEST OF THE DIVIDE,
BRINING A COUPLE INCHES OF SNOW BY MONDAY EVENING.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
* MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3-5 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 7-11 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
* MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5-7 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FRIDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
* MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5-6 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 8-12 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...LUKINBEAL
REQUESTED BY...JASON KEISTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2521892.20/MSO
.DELDT 10/09/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRANDON.HIGHTOWER@USDA.GOV,ANDRE.DULAC@USDA.GOV,JASON.KEISTER@USDA.GOV,BRETT.PARGMAN@USDA.GOV
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