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FNUS75 KMSO 181329
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR ABLT PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
629 AM MST TUE NOV 18 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MST ON NOVEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A PASSING WEATHER SYSTEM AND WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
ALLOW FOR IMPROVED MIXING TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED
TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING. WHILE WETTING RAIN LOOKS LESS LIKELY,
IT IS STILL POSSIBLE (40-50 PERCENT CHANCE) THROUGH THIS EVENING.
BY WEDNESDAY, BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE WILL LEAD TO MORE STABLE
CONDITIONS AND LESS WIND.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...50 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
* MIN HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH.
GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL BY 1100 MST.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.05-0.15 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING,
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
* MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.02 INCHES.
WEDNESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
* MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING, INCREASING TO
2000 FT AGL AROUND 1300 MST.
* MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...JENNK
REQUESTED BY...WADE BACHE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2526238.0/MSO
.DELDT 11/18/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL WADE.BACHE@USDA.GOV
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