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FNUS75 KMSO 061835
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1235 PM MDT THU AUG 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
CRITICALLY HOT, DRY, BREEZY IF NOT WINDY THROUGH
THE FORECAST PERIOD. PERIODS OF SMOKE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
VISIBILITY IN THE REGION. WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TOWARD 30 MPH
EACH AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. VERY POOR RECOVERIES EXPECTED
WITH WARM AND DRY CONTINUING OVERNIGHT, MAX RH ONLY GETTING INTO
THE LOW 30% RANGE (AT BEST) FOR THE FIRE ELEVATION. DRYING TREND
CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BOTTOMING OUT IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW- TEENS.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR SKIES, SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
* MAX HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7-15 MPH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE/SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10
MPH OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FRIDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY, SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
* MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FRIDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR, SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
* MAX HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE
EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE/SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10
MPH OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
SATURDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY, SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
* MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
WEST-NORTHWEST 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...PARKER
REQUESTED BY...JACK RINCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618977.1/MSO
.DELDT 08/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL 2026.MOOSE.PLANS@FIRENET.GOV,JACK.RINCK@MT.GOV
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