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FNUS75 KMSO 141138
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK 1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
538 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0802 MDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT TODAY WILL CAUSE A WIND SHIFT THIS
AFTERNOON AND PUSH THE REMNANTS OF AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER OVER THE
FIRE AREA. LIGHT PRECIPITATION LATER THIS MORNING AND HIGH
HUMIDITY THROUGH THE DAY TODAY WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACTS OF THE
ATMOSPHERIC RIVER REMNANTS. STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG
JET STREAM ALOFT WILL AFFECT THE BURN AREA AGAIN TODAY.
IN THE LONG TERM, A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE REGION NEXT WEEK,
CAUSING TEMPERATURES 15 DEGREES OR MORE ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THIS
TIME OF THE YEAR BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE
MORNING. SNOW LIKELY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...20 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
* MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST 22-30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST 31-35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 35 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.04 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING,
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....14-19.
* MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. NORTHWEST 25-31 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 50 MPH DECREASING TO 15-23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 25 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01 INCHES.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
* MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...RUSTY BUTLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605307.2/MSO
.DELDT 03/14/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RBUTLER@BLM.GOV
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