641
FNUS75 KMSO 071132
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
532 AM MDT FRI AUG 7 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 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 THOUGH GUST POTENTIAL
APPEARS SLIGHTLY HIGHER ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 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. AREAS OF SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
* MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
* MAX HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 9-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
EVENING.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
SATURDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
* MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 10-16 MPH. GUSTS OF 25-30 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...JENNK
REQUESTED BY...ZACHARY LEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618256.15/MSO
.DELDT 08/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DAVID_HOOD@FIRENET.GOV,CHRISTOPHER.MARABETTA@USDA.GOV,KODIE.MCQUAY@USDA.GOV,ELDON.JOHNSON@USDA.GOV,CLINT.MENDENHALL@USDA.GOV,ZACHARY.LEE@USDA.GOV
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