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FNUS75 KMSO 021854
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR RED ROCKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1254 PM MDT THU APR 2 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THIS WEEKEND A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
OVER THE REGION CAUSING WARM TEMPERATURES. CURRENT FORECASTS HAVE
MONDAY OR TUESDAY AS THE WARMEST DAY OF THE WEEK WITH A WEAK COLD
FRONT KNOCKING TEMPERATURES DOWN A FEW DEGREES BY WEDNESDAY.
CURRENT ENSEMBLE FORECASTS SHOW A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY ON THE TIMING
OF THE FRONT, WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. OVERALL,
THIS PATTERN USUALLY PRODUCES DRIER COLD FRONTS THAT ARE MORE
NOTABLE FOR BREEZY OR WINDY CONDITIONS THAN THEY ARE FOR THE
AMOUNT OF RAIN THEY BRING.
MONDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
* MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
7-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
MONDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
* MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL EARLY
IN THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TUESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
* MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 8-18 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...KRISTIAN SPURGEON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608879.0/MSO
.DELDT 04/02/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL REMI.MONFORTON@USDS.GOV,KRISTIAN.SPURGEON@USDA.GOV
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