596
FNUS75 KMSO 071938
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
138 PM MDT FRI AUG 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY
DISCUSSION
HOT AND VERY DRY WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER ON SATURDAY. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. VERY POOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES CONTINUE WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY HUMIDITY AT THE
FIRE'S ELEVATION. REGIONAL WILDFIRE SMOKE WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE
VISIBILITY BETWEEN 4 TO 8 MILES. FOR SUNDAY, SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT
IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND COOLER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES, EXPECTED
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH.
SATURDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY, SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
* MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 5-12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
SATURDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR, SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
* MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 5-12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE/WEST 1-5 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY, SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
* MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
WEST-NORTHWEST 4-10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST-NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...PARKER
REQUESTED BY...JACK RINCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618977.3/MSO
.DELDT 08/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL 2026.MOOSE.PLANS@FIRENET.GOV,JACK.RINCK@MT.GOV
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