757
FNUS75 KMSO 072052
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR ELDER FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
252 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 FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY
DISCUSSION
HOT AND ABNORMALLY DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST. CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER PEAKS ON SATURDAY WITH LOW TEENS RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AND WESTERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES IN
TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY REMAIN EXPECTED THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD. REGIONAL WILDFIRE SMOKE WILL CONTINUE TO RESTRICT
VISIBILITY IN THE 4 TO 8 MILE RANGE WITH NO SIGNIFICANT
IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED.
SATURDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........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 WITH GUSTS UP TO
10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
SATURDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY, SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
* MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
EVENING BECOMING WEST 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
* 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.....80-85.
* MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE/WEST 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING
BECOMING NORTHWEST 2-8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...PARKER
REQUESTED BY...BRITTNEY ALLESTAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618254.16/MSO
.DELDT 08/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL 2026.ELDER.PLANS@FIRENET.GOV,BRITTNEY_ALLESTAD@FIRENET.GOV
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