375
FNUS75 KMSO 201045
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
445 AM MDT THU AUG 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
UPDATE: OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES OBSERVED MUCH WORSE
THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECAST. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL CONTINUE
FOR FRIDAY MORNING (20-30%).
INCREASINGLY HOT AND DRY WITH WESTERLY WINDS BY THE AFTERNOON
TODAY. ANOTHER NIGHT OF POOR RECOVERY EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY
MORNING. HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDS INCREASING FRIDAY WITH DEVELOPING
CHANCES FOR ISOLATED HIGH-BASED DRY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY BY THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. DIRECT IMPACT
FROM ONE OF THESE SHOWERS OR STORMS COULD PRODUCE VERY LOW CHANCE
FOR LIGHTNING AND ERRATIC GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS OF 30-40 MPH. DRY
STORM RISK CONTINUES INTO THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WETTING
RAIN CHANCES ARE VERY UNLIKELY UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* 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 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
10500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
* MAX HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING VARIABLE 1-5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FRIDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY, VERY SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
ELEVATED SHOWER OR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
* MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON, BECOMING NORTHEAST 2-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST-SOUTHWEST 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH-
NORTHEAST 10 MPH IN THE EVENING.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.01 INCHES.
FORECASTER...PARKER
REQUESTED BY...DONAVAN ALBERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619412.9/MSO
.DELDT 08/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL 2026.MOOSE.PLANS@FIRENET.GOV
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