883
FNUS75 KMSO 091738
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SALMON FORKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1138 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
DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY WITH POOR
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES EXPECTED. EAST WINDS WILL LIKELY BECOME
INCREASINGLY SOUTHERLY FRIDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. WET WEATHER
ANTICIPATED THIS WEEKEND WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW LEVELS LOWERING
TO AND BELOW FIRE ELEVATION BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATION
OF 2 TO 7 INCHES LIKELY AT VALLEY FLOOR WITH TOTALS CLOSER TO ONE
FOOT OR MORE, BY MONDAY AFTERNOON NEAR 6000 TO 7000 FEET.
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)........EAST 3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 4500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
* MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
* 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)........SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
SOUTH 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...PARKER/LEACH
REQUESTED BY...JASON MONROE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2523168.2/MSO
.DELDT 10/09/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JASON.MONROE@USDA.GOV
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