Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT

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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