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FNUS75 KMSO 031918
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SKILLET FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
118 PM MDT THU SEP 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2200 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
209
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY VALUES WERE
OBSERVED TODAY COMPARED TO THE LAST HANDFUL OF DAYS. WINDS WERE
GENERALLY FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWEST, WITH GUSTS NEAR 10-15 MPH.
SCATTERED SHOWERS BROUGHT LIGHT PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE FIRE.
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING WAVES OF SHOWERS AND CLOUD COVER
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. SHOWERS WILL BE GENERALLY HIT OR MISS, WITH
CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS INCREASING FROM 30% ON FRIDAY TO 50% ON
SATURDAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWEST ON
FRIDAY, SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST ON SATURDAY. OPPORTUNITIES FOR
RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE ACTIVE PATTERN
CONTINUES.
FRIDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...30 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....UP TO 10 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
* MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
WEST-SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON, WITH GUSTS OF 10-15
MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.01-0.10 INCHES.
FRIDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
* MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.04 INCHES.
SATURDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING,
THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...50 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....20 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
* MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.02-0.20 INCHES.
SATURDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN
OVERNIGHT.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...50 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....15 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
* MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.02-0.25 INCHES.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
LABOR DAY
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 43-48. HIGHS 54-59.
WEST-SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. GUSTS OF 20-25 MPH.
TUESDAY
RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 41-46. HIGHS 56-61. WEST-SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
GUSTS OF 15-20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 39-44. HIGHS 63-68. WEST-SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
GUSTS OF 15-20 MPH.
FORECASTER...LUKINBEAL
REQUESTED BY...BRITTNEY ALLESTAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620615.9/MSO
.DELDT 09/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRITTNEY_ALLESTAD@FIRENET.GOV,LEXIS.LYLE@USDA.GOV,2026.SKILLET.PLANS@FIRENET.GOV
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