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Spot Forecast for East Fire
National Weather Service Missoula MT
954 AM MDT Wed Aug 27 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1000 MDT on August 27. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Cooler with cloud cover, rain showers, and chance 
for thunderstorms through Thursday evening. Wetting rains 
increasingly likely by Thursday. Winds becoming southwesterly into
Thursday. Direct impact from thunderstorm outflow gusts could 
reach 35 mph this afternoon and evening. Reducing gust threat for 
Thursday (15-20 mph).

.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Rain showers in the morning. Rain showers 
  and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...50 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....30 percent. 
* Max Temperature.....67-72. 
* Min Humidity........50-55 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-7 mph with gusts up to 15 mph. 
* Mixing Height.......500 ft agl in the morning increasing to 
  4000 ft agl in the afternoon. 
* Mixing Winds........East 15 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.05-0.34 inches. 

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. Rain showers and slight chance of
  thunderstorms in the evening. Rain showers likely overnight. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...70 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....15 percent. 
* Min Temperature.....49-54. 
* Max Humidity........88-93 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-4 mph with gusts up to 10 mph. 
* Mixing Height.......Decreasing to 500 ft agl overnight. 
* Mixing Winds........South 5 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.15-0.34 inches. 

.THURSDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely in the 
  morning, then rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in
  the afternoon. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...60 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....15 percent. 
* Max Temperature.....61-66. 
* Min Humidity........67-72 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 3-10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Increasing to 3000 ft agl in the afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.08-0.35 inches. 

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Forecaster...Parker/Kitsmiller
Requested by...Robertson
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520515.5/MSO
.DELDT 08/27/25
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