


Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
641 FNUS75 KMSO 250124 FWSMSO Spot Forecast for Observation Point Fire National Weather Service Missoula MT 724 PM MDT Thu Jul 24 2025 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2000 MDT on July 24. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... A warming and drying trend is expected the next day with thermal belt development overnight. The fire location is expected to have westerly winds with gust up to 25 mph in the afternoon hours. The winds will decrease in intensity after sunset. .REST OF TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Clear. * Min Temperature.....59-64. * Max Humidity........38-43 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........West 5-10 mph. Gusts up to 18 mph in the evening. * Mixing Height.......1000 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........West 10 mph. TIME (MDT) 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM 5 AM Sky (%).........8 10 8 7 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Temp............81 70 65 62 RH..............24 35 38 40 20 FT wind......W 7G15 W 5G10 W 5G10 W 6G10 Mix hgt (ft)....3500 1500 1000 1000 Transport wind..W 10 W 5 W 5 W 5 .FRIDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.....84-89. * Min Humidity........19-24 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........West around 6 mph shifting to the southwest 5-10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height.......Increasing to 10500 ft agl in the afternoon. * Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph increasing to 25 mph. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM Sky (%).........5 4 1 6 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Temp............61 69 82 85 RH..............42 39 28 24 20 FT wind......W 6G10 W 6G10 SW 8G15 SW 10G25 Mix hgt (ft)....1000 2500 9000 10500 Transport wind..SW 5 SW 5 W 20 W 25 .FRIDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.....57-62. * Max Humidity........49-54 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........West 5-10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in the evening becoming variable 2-5 mph. * Mixing Height.......Decreasing to 1000 ft agl early in the evening. * Mixing Winds........Southwest 20 mph becoming west 10 mph early in the evening. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....82-87. * Min Humidity........21-26 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-5 mph becoming west 6-8 mph with gusts to around 20 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height.......3500 ft agl increasing to 9500 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph increasing to 20 mph in the afternoon. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY... Partly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 56-61. Highs 80-85. Diurnal terrain winds to 10 mph. .MONDAY... Partly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 56-61. Highs 83-88. Diurnal terrain winds to 10 mph. .TUESDAY... Partly cloudy. Lows 57-62. Highs 86-91. Diurnal terrain winds to 10 mph. .WEDNESDAY... Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 58-63. Highs 85-90. .THURSDAY... Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 58-63. Highs 84-89. $$ Forecaster...Smith Requested by...Bitterroot Dispatch Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2518547.0/MSO .DELDT 07/24/25 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL mtbrc@firenet.gov