064  
FNUS75 KMSO 131920  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST PIONEERS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
120 PM MDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MDT ON MARCH 17.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY LOOKS TO BE A DRY PERIOD  
WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS (ALTHOUGH NOT AS STRONG ON  
WEDNESDAY). MIN RH IS EXPECTED INTO THE MID 20S TO MID 30S EACH  
AFTERNOON WITH ONLY MODEST RECOVERY ON TUESDAY NIGHT. OTHERWISE,  
PERIODIC HIGH AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL PASS THROUGH.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST 17-25 MPH. GUSTS  
UP TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 12-21 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35  
MPH IN THE EVENING.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
16-21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
 

 
FORECASTER...BOOTH  
REQUESTED BY...RUSTY BUTLER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2605677.0/MSO  
.DELDT 03/13/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RBUTLER@BLM.GOV  
 
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