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Spot Forecast for North Fork
National Weather Service Missoula MT
807 PM MDT Mon Jul 27 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0100 MDT on July 28.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Hot and dry conditions will continue the next couple
of days under a ridge of high pressure. Local winds will follow a
similar pattern the next few days, with south-southeast winds in
the morning, shifting to west-southwest by early afternoon, then
becoming west-northwest through the afternoon into the evening
hours. Winds will generally be highest during the mid-late
afternoon as regional smoke keeps stable conditions in place until
inversions break in the afternoon. Gusts will peak near 20 mph on
Tuesday and 20-25 mph on Wednesday, with the highest gusts on the
higher elevation portions of the fire.

Unfortunately, A fire weather matrix can not be provided within
this spot weather forecast format.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....47-52.
* Max Humidity........49-54 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Northeast 5-7 mph.
* Mixing Height.......500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........North 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.TUESDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....82-87.
* Min Humidity........15-20 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........South-southeast 4-6 mph shifting to the west
  8-12 mph with gusts of 15-20 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl increasing to 8000 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....47-52.
* Max Humidity........57-62 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West-northwest 8-12 mph in the evening
  becoming north-northeast 5-9 mph overnight.
* Mixing Height.......4000 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in
  the evening.
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.WEDNESDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....81-86.
* Min Humidity........17-22 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........South-southeast 4-6 mph shifting to the west
  10-14 mph with gusts of 15-25 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 9500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

$$
Forecaster...Lukinbeal
Requested by...Zachary Lee
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618256.2/MSO
.DELDT 07/27/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL kodie.mcquay@usda.gov,eldon.johnson@usda.gov,zachary.lee@usda.gov,christopher.marabetta@usda.gov