777
FNUS75 KMSO 071641
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR MINESINGER 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1041 AM MDT FRI AUG 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1100 MDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY
DISCUSSION
INCREASINGLY HOT, DRY, AND BREEZY IF NOT WINDY
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. VERY POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES REMAIN
EXPECTED WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND VERY DRY HUMIDITY AT THE
FIRE'S ELEVATION WITH TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
EXPECTED WITH WINDS ON SATURDAY INCREASING OUT OF THE WEST
SUSTAINING 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. SMOKE FROM REGIONAL WILDFIRES WILL
CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITY IN THE 4 TO 8 MILE RANGE TODAY
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING, WITH WORSENING SMOKE AND VISIBILITY
EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN THE 3 TO 6 MILE RANGE.
REST OF TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY, DENSE SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
* MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 4-8
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN
THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR, SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
* MAX HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING VARIABLE/DOWNSLOPE SOUTHEAST 2-6
MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
* 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.....79-84.
* MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE/DOWNSLOPE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST 2-6
MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 6-15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 30
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...PARKER
REQUESTED BY...MINESINGER IC (T)
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619147.0/MSO
.DELDT 08/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NICK.MAYS@CSKT.ORG,JACOB.DURGLO@CSKT.ORG
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