794
FNUS75 KMSO 131717
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR ALDER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1117 AM MDT WED MAY 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 50-60 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...30 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....20 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
* MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST 23-28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
55 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 30 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.06 - 0.15 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY 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........70-75 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 22-24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50
MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.25 - 0.30 INCHES.
THURSDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
* MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 16-21 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
DECREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613467.0/MSO
.DELDT 05/13/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NICK.MAYS@CSKT.ORG
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