788
FNUS75 KMSO 011154
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD JIM 8 BROADCAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
554 AM MDT THU OCT 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0810 MDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A WARMING AND DRYING TREND BEGINS TODAY AND LASTS
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND DIURNALLY DRIVEN
TODAY WITH A VERY SLIGHT UPTICK IN AFTERNOON NORTHWEST WINDS ON
FRIDAY. MIXING HEIGHTS AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE BETTER ON
FRIDAY COMPARED WITH TODAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SPRINKLES
TODAY WITH NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST THE
NEXT 7 DAYS.
TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
* MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00-0.03 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
* MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FRIDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
* MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST TO WEST 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...BOOTH
REQUESTED BY...SAM CUMMINGS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622711.2/MSO
.DELDT 10/01/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JASON.KEISTER@USDA.GOV,SAMUEL.CUMMINGS@USDA.GOV,ANDRE.DULAC@USDA.GOV,BRETT.PARGMAN@USDA.GOV,TODD.HANNAN@USDA.GOV
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