604
FNUS75 KMSO 061957
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR ELDER FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
157 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.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
INCREASINGLY HOT, DRY, AND BREEZY IF NOT WINDY
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD PEAKING SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. VERY POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES IN TEMPERATURE AND
HUMIDITY ANTICIPATED TO CONTINUE AT THE FIRE'S ELEVATION. SMOKE
MAY CONTINUE TO IMPACT VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN THE 5-8 MILE RANGE.
FRIDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY, SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
* MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE/SOUTH 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING
BECOMING WEST 5-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
* 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.....52-57.
* MAX HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
EVENING BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 3-10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
SATURDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY, SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
* MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE/SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING
BECOMING WEST 7-15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...PARKER
REQUESTED BY...BRITTNEY ALLESTAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618254.15/MSO
.DELDT 08/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL 2026.ELDER.PLANS@FIRENET.GOV,BRITTNEY_ALLESTAD@FIRENET.GOV
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