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Spot Forecast for East Fire
National Weather Service Missoula MT
1154 AM MDT Sat Aug 23 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1200 MDT on August 23.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Hot and dry conditions continue through the weekend.
Thermal belts will lead to modest Rh recovery overnight. One
cavet, daytime temperatures may be slightly cooler and min Rh
slightly higher than forecast depending on how dense smoke
becomes.

Winds this afternoon are forecast to be light from the northwest
but may remain variable as an easterly gradient interacts with
diurnal patterns. The easterly gradient will be more apparent this
evening into early Sunday with some gusts up to 15 mph from the
northeast. The easterly gradient remains on Sunday but winds will
be light overall.

.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. Smoke.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....80-85.
* Min Humidity........16-21 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-5 mph becoming northwest 3-6 mph
  for the late afternoon on ridgetops.
* Mixing Height.......6000 ft agl increasing to 7000 ft agl late in
  the afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........Northwest 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Smoke.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....54-59.
* Max Humidity........40-45 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Northeast 5-6 mph. Gusts up to 15 mph
  mid/late evening.
* Mixing Height.......6500 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........Northeast 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.SUNDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Smoke.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....81-86.
* Min Humidity........17-22 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Northeast around 5 mph in the morning
  becoming variable 2-4 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 7500 ft agl in the
  late afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........Northeast 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

$$
Forecaster...Booth
Requested by...Robertson
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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