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FNUS75 KMSO 170625
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSESHOE WEST 23
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1225 AM MDT SAT OCT 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CURRENTLY OVERHEAD WILL BREAK
DOWN THIS AFTERNOON AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ALONG THE
USA-CANADA BORDER. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH FOR WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS,
PEAKING FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWEST FROM 200-500 PM. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 12-18 MPH ARE EXPECTED, ALONG WITH GUSTS OF 20-28 MPH. WINDS
WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET.
RH TRENDS HIGHER ON SUNDAY, WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE TERRAIN DRIVEN
WINDS.
TODAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
* MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH BECOMING WEST-
SOUTHWEST 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20-28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
* MAX HUMIDITY........93-98 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10-16 MPH IN THE EVENING, BECOMING
NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
SUNDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
* MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
3-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
* MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...LUKINBEAL
REQUESTED BY...ROLLIE BRITTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2623731.3/MSO
.DELDT 10/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ANDREW.MARTINEZ@USDA.GOV,GEOFFREY.MCEVERS@USDA.GOV,ROLLIE.BRITTON@USDA.GOV,AARON.MCCOWN@USDA.GOV
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