970  
FNUS75 KMSO 131314  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR STILL PINKHAM 127  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
714 AM MDT WED MAY 13 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 13.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WILL  
CAUSE HIGH WINDS, SHOWERS, AND THUNDERSTORMS AT THE BURN SITE  
TODAY. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR THIS  
MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS WITH  
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40-50 MPH.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING,  
THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...40 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....25 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25  
MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 18-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.08 INCHES.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
* 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.....41-46.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45  
MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.18 INCHES.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 14-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40  
MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
 

 
FORECASTER...LEACH  
REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND FLANAGAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2613466.1/MSO  
.DELDT 05/13/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RAYMOND.FLANAGAN@USDA.GOV  
 
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