854  
FNUS75 KMSO 080013  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GOAT FIRE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
613 PM MDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0000 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.  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SMOKE.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10-13 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SMOKE.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL.  
* 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.....49-54.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 9-16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 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.....65-70.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7-9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10-15  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
 

 
FORECASTER...MESSINA  
REQUESTED BY...ROGER MATHEWS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2619186.0/MSO  
.DELDT 08/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ROGER.MATHEWS@USDA.GOV,ROGLMATH@GMAIL.COM  
 
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