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Spot Forecast for Island Creek Fire
National Weather Service Missoula MT
1246 PM MDT Fri Aug 22 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 MDT on August 23. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...High pressure building over the Northern Rockies
through the weekend will result in hot, dry conditions. Easterly
winds will become northwesterly on Saturday afternoon. Humidity
will be in the lower teens. Expect poor overnight humidity
recovery and formation of thermal belts on the midslopes.
Northwest winds continue on Sunday while monsoonal moisture begins
to move into north-central Idaho and cloud cover increases.


.SATURDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 
* Max Temperature.....87-92. 
* Min Humidity........11-16 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........East 5-10 mph shifting to the northwest in 
  the afternoon. 
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 6500 ft agl. 
* Mixing Winds........East 5 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 
* Min Temperature.....61-66. 
* Max Humidity........32-37 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 5-6 mph shifting to the southeast 
  around 6 mph overnight. 
* Mixing Height.......5500 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl. 
* Mixing Winds........Southeast 5 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

.SUNDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 
* Max Temperature.....88-93. 
* Min Humidity........12-17 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........Southeast around 6 mph shifting to the
  northwest 5-10 mph with gusts to 15 mph in the afternoon. 
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 10000 ft agl. 
* Mixing Winds........East 5 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

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Forecaster...Messina
Requested by...Anna Sivill
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520463.0/MSO
.DELDT 08/22/25
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.EMAIL anna_sivill@firenet.gov