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FNUS75 KMSO 061034
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTTERFLY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
434 AM MDT THU AUG 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0530 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THERMAL BELTS OVERNIGHT HAVE ONLY ALLOWED
MIDSLOPE/RIDGETOP RECOVERIES TO AROUND 35 PERCENT. SMOKE THIS
MORNING IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE WITH MIXING THIS AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL TREND 3-5 DEGREES WARMER THAN WEDNESDAY,
WITH VERY DRY RHS INTO THE LOW TEENS ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
ANTICIPATE SLIGHTLY MORE WIND THIS AFTERNOON. POOR RH RECOVERIES
WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT. FRIDAY WILL SEE ANOTHER TREND
UPWARDS IN TEMPERATURES AND WINDS, WITH RHS IN THE LOW TEENS.
NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FRIDAY
AFTERNOON DUE TO HOT, DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS.
TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
* MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-7
MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
* MAX HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FRIDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
* MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST-
NORTHWEST 9-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...JENNK
REQUESTED BY...DARBY RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618804.6/MSO
.DELDT 08/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CHRISTOPHER.MARABETTA@USDA.GOV,KYLE.COLE@USDA.GOV
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