630  
FNUS75 KMSO 131321  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK 1  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
721 AM MDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0801 MDT ON MARCH 13.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE COMMON THROUGH SATURDAY,  
GENERALLY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BE  
MINIMAL TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS. PRECIPITATION  
CHANCES DO IMPROVE SATURDAY BUT AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE A TENTH  
OF AN INCH OR LESS. MIXING WILL BE GOOD DURING THE AFTERNOON  
HOURS AND MIN RH LOOKS TO DROP INTO THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40  
PERCENT TODAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW  
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST 23-33 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 50 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 40 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.03 INCHES.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW OVERNIGHT.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST 21-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 45 MPH DECREASING TO 17-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL EARLY  
IN THE EVENING.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.03 INCHES.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING. SNOW IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...20 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST 20-22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 35 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 30-32 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.10 INCHES.  
 
 
FORECASTER...BOOTH  
REQUESTED BY...RUSTY BUTLER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2605307.1/MSO  
.DELDT 03/13/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RBUTLER@BLM.GOV  
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