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Spot Forecast for Deer Creek Fire
National Weather Service Missoula MT
605 PM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on August 23. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...Strong thunderstorms moved through the fire area on
Saturday evening bring strong outflow and a brief burst of rain. 

Elevated fire weather conditions are expected on Sunday due to
gusty southwest winds, although min Rh will be higher than
previous days. There is also a slight chance of morning showers.
Drier air works in Sunday afternoon lasting into Monday with
slightly warmer conditions for Monday. Winds become light and
diurnally driven on Monday. Decent Rh recovery is anticipated for
Sunday night.


.SUNDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy early with a slight chance of
  a shower then mostly sunny.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...less than 10 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent. 
* Max Temperature.....74-79. 
* Min Humidity........29-34 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 3-8 mph early then southwest 5-12
  mph with gusts to around 25 mph by late morning. 
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 7000 ft agl. 
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 15 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 
* Min Temperature.....49-54. 
* Max Humidity........61-66 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 5-9 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the 
  evening. 
* Mixing Height.......6500 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in 
  the evening. 
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

.MONDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 
* Max Temperature.....80-85. 
* Min Humidity........23-28 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-3 mph then west 3-6 mph gusts 12
  mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl increasing to 8000 ft agl in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........West 5 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

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Forecaster...Booth
Requested by...Autumn Ashdale
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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