874
FNUS75 KMSO 061050
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR STRUCTURE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
450 AM MDT THU AUG 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0500 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS ARE ANTICIPATE THIS
MORNING, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL
TREND SEVERAL DEGREES WARMER TODAY WITH RHS DROPPING INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION. INCREASED
SMOKE WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE THROUGH EARLY EVENING, WITH SOME
IMPROVEMENT THERE AFTER. FRIDAY WILL TREND WARMER AND DRIER WITH
SIMILAR AFTERNOON WINDS.
REST OF TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-50.
* MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-96.
* MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
* MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FRIDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-98.
* MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...JENNK
REQUESTED BY...BC41
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619072.0/MSO
.DELDT 08/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JASON.STARCK@LFRA.ORG
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