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FNUS75 KMSO 212255
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE MOUNTAIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
455 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.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MORNING,
WITH A 20 PERCENT PROBABILITY FOR LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS BETWEEN
0200-0700. THESE SHOWERS WILL BE MORE LIKE SPRINKLES, NOT WETTING
RAINS. LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS IN THE MORNING WILL BECOME WESTERLY
5-7 MPH, WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. DURING
THE AFTERNOON, THERE WILL BE A 20 PERCENT PROBABILITY FOR MOSTLY
DRY THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000. CHANCES FOR WETTING
RAINS ARE VERY LOW, UNLESS THE CORE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AROUND 25 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 MID-
MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON 1000 TO 1200, WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH
1100 TO 1600.
SATURDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....20 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
* MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
5-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON, WITH GUSTS 10-15 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL IN
THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
SATURDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....20 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
* MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3-5 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01 INCHES.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
* MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 7-10 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 15-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...ROBINSON
REQUESTED BY...GARRETT PITSENBARGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618978.18/MSO
.DELDT 08/21/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JACOB.SOHR@USDA.GOV,THEODORE_PETERSON@FIRENET.GOV,RILEE_NILSSON@FIRENET.GOV,GARRETT_PITSENBARGER@FIRENET.GOV,CHRISTOPHER_SAMUELSON@FIRENET.GOV,THEODORE.PETERSON@USDA.GOV
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