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FNUS75 KMSO 212238
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE FIRE PM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
438 PM MDT FRI AUG 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MORNING,
WITH A 20 PERCENT PROBABILITY FOR LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS BETWEEN
0300-0700. THESE SHOWERS WILL BE MORE LIKE SPRINKLES, NOT WETTING
RAINS. LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS IN THE MORNING WILL BECOME WESTERLY
5-9 MPH, WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DURING
THE AFTERNOON, THERE WILL BE A 30 PERCENT PROBABILITY FOR MOSTLY
DRY THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN 1400 AND 2000. CHANCES FOR WETTING
RAINS ARE VERY LOW, UNLESS THE CORE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AROUND 30 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS A 10 PERCENT PROBABILITY
FOR NOCTURNAL THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY NIGHT. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY, WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE
MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON 1000-1300, WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35
MPH FROM 1100 TO SUNSET. THERE IS A 10 TO 15 PERCENT PROBABILITY
FOR GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH BETWEEN 1200-1500.
SATURDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...20 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....30 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
* MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5-7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5-6
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.04 INCHES.
SATURDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...40 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....25 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
* MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.15 INCHES.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....20 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
* MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9-12
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30-35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...ROBINSON
REQUESTED BY...DONAVAN ALBERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619413.11/MSO
.DELDT 08/21/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL 2026.MOOSE.PLANS@FIRENET.GOV,DONAVAN_ALBERT@FIRENET.GOV
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