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FNUS75 KMSO 091211
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SALMON FORKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
611 AM MDT THU OCT 9 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 MDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE
TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED JUST TO THE EAST.
THE RIDGE BREAKS DOWN FRIDAY EVENING, WITH SHOWERS RETURNING
FRIDAY NIGHT, BECOMING WIDESPREAD INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS A
PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH FOR WETTING
RAINS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION
WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING, WITH
A COUPLE INCHES OF SNOW INTO MONDAY.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
* MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5-6 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 8-14 MPH
DURING THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
* 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........57-62 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
DURING THE EVENING.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 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.....72-77.
* MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5-6 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 10-15 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON,
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...LUKINBEAL
REQUESTED BY...JASON MONROE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2523168.1/MSO
.DELDT 10/09/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JASON.MONROE@USDA.GOV
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