718
FNUS75 KMSO 072148
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK BEAR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
348 PM MDT FRI AUG 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY
DISCUSSION
ABNORMALLY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THIS
WEEKEND. A RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING FOR A COMBINATION OF HEAT, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, GUSTY
WEST OR NORTHWESTERLY WINDS, AND POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY. IN
ADDITION TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS, SKIES WILL REMAIN
SMOKY FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. EXPECT VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN 5
MILES WITH NO SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT AT LEAST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
SATURDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
* MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 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.....52-57.
* MAX HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SMOKE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
* MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...MESSINA
REQUESTED BY...ZACH LEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618935.4/MSO
.DELDT 08/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CLINT.MENDENHALL@USDA.GOV,DAVID.HOOD@USDA.GOV,ZACHARY.LEE@USDA.GOV,2026.NORTHFORKLOSTHORSE.PLANS@FIRENET.GOV
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