181  
FNUS75 KMSO 151131  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TRAPPER BUNKHOUSE 23  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
431 AM MST MON DEC 15 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON DECEMBER 15.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
DISCUSSION  
RAIN WILL BEGIN AROUND MIDDAY. EXPECT INCREASING  
SOUTHEAST WINDS STARTING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, GUSTING TO ABOUT 30  
MPH. WINDS WILL STAY ELEVATED OVERNIGHT. RAIN WILL CONTINUE ON  
TUESDAY. A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL CHANGE RAIN TO SNOW AND BRING  
EVEN STRONGER WINDS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 8-16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.03 INCHES.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...40 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 16-17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
14-17 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.10 INCHES.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...30 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 14-15 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.08 INCHES.  
 
 
FORECASTER...MESSINA  
REQUESTED BY...CORY RENNAKER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2527511.0/MSO  
.DELDT 12/15/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHRISTOPHER.MARABETTA@USDA.GOV,CORY.RENNAKER@USDA.GOV  
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