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FNUS75 KMSO 202249
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SKILLET FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
449 PM MDT THU AUG 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNDER A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE THROUGH TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN
TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING, WITH A COLD FRONT PASSAGE SATURDAY
NIGHT. INCREASED MOISTURE ON SATURDAY WILL BRING CLOUD COVER,
KEEPING TEMPERATURES COOLER. HOWEVER, THE THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS INCREASES THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. LIGHTNING AND
GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH STORMS.
FRIDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING, INCREASING
CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. HAZE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 85-90. TOP 82-87.
* MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 15-20 PERCENT. TOP 18-23.
* WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FRIDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 51-56. TOP 63-67.
* MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 60-65 PERCENT. TOP 40-45 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........EAST AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
SATURDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR A
THUNDERSTORM IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....30 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 78-83. TOP 76-80.
* MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 22-27 PERCENT. TOP 25-30 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...JENNK
REQUESTED BY...KATELYN MILLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620011.0/MSO
.DELDT 08/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KATELYN_MILLER@FIRENET.GOV
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