879
FNUS75 KMSO 071112
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTTERFLY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
512 AM MDT FRI AUG 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0530 MDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY...
DISCUSSION
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO HOT, DRY AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL BE SIMILAR BOTH DAYS. STRONG THERMAL BELTS
THIS MORNING HAVE ONLY ALLOWED RECOVERIES INTO THE LOW 20 PERCENT
RANGE ON MIDSLOPES/RIDGES. ANTICIPATE SIMILAR RECOVERIES TONIGHT.
TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
* MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 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.....58-63.
* MAX HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 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........10-15 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-10 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY 1500, THEN WEST-NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 25 MPH BY 1700.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...JENNK
REQUESTED BY...DARBY RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618804.7/MSO
.DELDT 08/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KYLE.COLE@USDA.GOV,CHRISTOPHER.MARABETTA@USDA.GOV
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