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Spot Forecast for GGSFB 161
National Weather Service Missoula MT
812 AM MST Thu Nov 13 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MST on November 13.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Strong winds aloft will help set up good dispersion
if the smoke can rise much out of the valley today, though the
bottom part of the drainage will likely see little wind. Ridge
tops will have increasing gusts today with gusts 25-30 mph by
noon. The chances for precipitation rise to 70% around 1800 this
evening.

.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent.
* Max Temperature.....57-62.
* Min Humidity........45-50 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 5-7 mph. Ridge top gusts
  increasing to 20-30 mph through the day.
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 4000 ft agl in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 15 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain likely in the evening,
  then rain overnight.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...60 percent.
* Min Temperature.....39-44.
* Max Humidity........95-100 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 6-7 mph with gusts to around 20
  mph through the night.
* Mixing Height.......1000 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 20 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.05 - 0.15 inches.

.FRIDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. Rain.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...80 percent.
* Max Temperature.....47-52.
* Min Humidity........73-78 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 7-12 mph.
* Mixing Height.......3500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........West 20 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.01 - 0.07 inches.

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Forecaster...Leach
Requested by...Daniel Sullivan
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 11/13/25
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.EMAIL daniel.sullivan@usda.gov,theoden.m.johnson@usda.gov,max.harrison@usda.gov