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FNUS75 KMSO 031709
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST PIONEERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1109 AM MDT FRI APR 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ON
TUESDAY AS A SYSTEM DROPS SOUTHWARD OUT OF CANADA. THIS WILL BRING
INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS, WITH A 75% CHANCE FOR GUSTS TO EXCEED
35 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON TUESDAY, WITH MOST-LIKELY PEAK GUSTS NEAR
40-45 MPH. SHOWERS ARRIVE TUESDAY NIGHT, WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES
AND SNOW LEVELS. THE DEPTH OF COLD AIR AND MOISTURE PUSHING SOUTH
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON REMAINS THE LARGEST
UNCERTAINTY, WITH SNOW LEVELS RANGING FROM 3,000-6,000 FEET AND
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS BETWEEN 0.00-0.09 INCHES.
TUESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...5 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
* MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH INCREASING TO
20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35-45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 35 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TUESDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN OVERNIGHT.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...5 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
* MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 14-23 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30-40 MPH IN
THE EVENING DECREASING TO 8-14 MPH OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3000 FT AGL AFTER 3
AM.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 35 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.03 INCHES.
WEDNESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...15 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
* MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 15-24
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.06 INCHES.
FORECASTER...LUKINBEAL
REQUESTED BY...RUSTY BUTLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608931.0/MSO
.DELDT 04/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RBUTLER@BLM.GOV
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