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Spot Forecast for Moose Fire PM
National Weather Service Missoula MT
339 PM MDT Sun Aug 23 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 MDT on August 24. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A ridge of high pressure will bring a warming and 
drying trend Monday. Thermal belts begin to strengthen Monday 
night, with limited RH recoveries. Monsoon moisture will begin to
stream in aloft Tuesday afternoon, providing enough mid-level 
instability for scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
Outflow winds and lightning will be the primary threats should a 
storm approach the fire. 

.MONDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 
* Max Temperature.....69-74. 
* Min Humidity........15-20 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 3-6 mph becoming west 5-10 mph 
  with gusts to around 20 mph in the afternoon. 
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 6500 ft agl. 
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 
* Min Temperature.....49-54. 
* Max Humidity........40-45 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-3 mph. 
* Mixing Height.......4500 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in 
  the evening. 
* Mixing Winds........East 5 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

.TUESDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers 
  in the morning, then chance of rain showers in the afternoon. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent. 
* Max Temperature.....73-78. 
* Min Humidity........17-22 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-3 mph becoming west 5-10 mph with
  gusts of 15 mph after noon.
  
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 10000 ft agl. 
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

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Forecaster...Messina
Requested by...Donavan Albert
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619413.13/MSO
.DELDT 08/23/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL donavan_albert@firenet.gov,2026.moose.plans@firenet.gov