853
FNUS75 KMSO 291015
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST FORK HAND PILES NORTH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
415 AM MDT WED OCT 29 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON OCTOBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A SHORTWAVE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING
THROUGH THE REGION TODAY CAUSING A SLIGHT WIND SHIFT FROM
SOUTHWEST TO WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 0800 AND 1000 THIS
MORNING. VERY LITTLE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS FRONT,
BUT SMOKE VENTILATION WILL BE VERY GOOD TODAY. THE RIDGE BECOMES
DOMINANT AGAIN TOMORROW AND SMOKE VENTILATION WILL DECREASE AGAIN.
ANOTHER ATMOSPHERIC RIVER IS FORECAST FOR THIS WEEKEND, THOUGH THE
FIRE AREA WON'T BE UNDER THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION. THERE IS A
45% CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT AND 70% CHANCE FOR THE
BURN SITE TO RECEIVE 0.10 INCHES OR MORE OF RAIN BY NEXT MONDAY
MORNING.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
* MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
* MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
* MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WOODIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2524676.0/MSO
.DELDT 10/29/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JARROD.CHANDLER@USDA.GOV,SCOTT.WOODIN@USDA.GOV
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