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FNUS75 KMSO 130204
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD RICE RX UNIT 25/ 15B
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
804 PM MDT TUE MAY 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2100 MDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
DISCUSSION
SOUTH WINDS INCREASE THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THE REGION BETWEEN 11AM AND 1PM WEDNESDAY. EXPECT A WIND
SHIFT FROM THE SOUTH TO WEST AND AN INCREASE IN WIND STRENGTH,
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECIPITATION WILL BE
CONVECTIVE IN NATURE, SO EACH 12 HOUR PERIOD HAS A RELATIVELY LOW
PROBABILITY OF A WETTING RAIN. HOWEVER, BY THURSDAY MORNING STORM
TOTALS OF 0.16 TO 0.37 INCHES SHOULD PRODUCE A 80-100% CHANCE OF A
WETTING RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY HAPPEN PRIOR TO NOON
WEDNESDAY AS COOLER AIR SPILLS IN BEHIND THE FRONT.
REST OF TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
* MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 9-13 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 9-17 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
WEDNESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING,
THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...40 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....20 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
* MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH 9-17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.02-0.23 INCHES.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN
CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...60 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
* MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST 23-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 30 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.10-0.25 INCHES.
FORECASTER...BEC
REQUESTED BY...NATHAN STEPHENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613010.3/MSO
.DELDT 05/12/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RYAN.WINEBARK@USDA.GOV,MATTHEW.ETIENNE@USDA.GOV,NATHAN.STEPHENS@USDA.GOV
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