496
FNUS75 KMSO 041940
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR SKILLET FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
140 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
209: LIGHT SHOWERS MOVED OVER THE FIRE AREA TODAY CAUSING RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. THE FIRE AREA HAD
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 50S TO LOW 60S WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY
READINGS IN THE 60% RANGE. WINDS WERE GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER ON
SATURDAY BUT STILL REMAIN BELOW AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME YEAR. A FEW
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR THE FIRE
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SHOWER ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM BEGINS TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION.
SATURDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...30 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....15 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
* MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.10 INCHES.
SATURDAY NIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY
OVERNIGHT.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....15 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
* MAX HUMIDITY........93-98 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.
* MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.03 INCHES.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...60 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....20 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
* MIN HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.10 INCHES.
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...BRITTNEY ALLESTAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620615.11/MSO
.DELDT 09/04/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ALYSSA_WORSHAM@FIRENET.GOV,BRITTNEY_ALLESTAD@FIRENET.GOV,2026.SKILLET.PLANS@FIRENET.GOV,LEXIS.LYLE@USDA.GOV
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