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FNUS75 KMSO 111842
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR PIQUETT CREEK RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1242 PM MDT MON MAY 11 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HOT, DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON
WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF A CHANGE TO COOLER AND SHOWERY CONDITIONS BY
THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING, WITH A SHIFT IN WINDS FROM SOUTHWESTERLY DURING THE DAY
TO WESTERLY IN THE EVENING AND GUST POTENTIAL 30 TO 35 MPH. THERE
IS A CHANCE (40 PERCENT) THAT GUSTS COULD REACH OVER 40 MPH ON
RIDGE TOPS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS OVER 50 MPH. WESTERLY
WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY, BUT COOLER CONDITIONS AND HIGHER
RHS ARE ANTICIPATED. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER BY FRIDAY, THOUGH
AFTERNOON GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE.
WEDNESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 77-82. TOP 70-75.
* MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 13-15 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS AS HIGH AS
40 MPH ON RIDGE TOPS.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
* MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL EARLY
IN THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 60-65. TOP 53-58.
* MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 9-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
FORECASTER...JENNK
REQUESTED BY...DAVID FOX
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612632.4/MSO
.DELDT 05/11/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DAVID.FOX@USDA.GOV,SCOTT.WOODIN@USDA.GOV
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