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Spot Forecast for Cutaway Fire
National Weather Service Missoula MT
153 PM MDT Fri Sep 19 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 MDT on September 20. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...The warming and drying trend continues through
Saturday with overnight thermal belts leading to weak recoveries.

Winds begin to increase Saturday with gusts 12-18 mph. The ridge 
will break down Sunday causing cooler temperatures, wind gusts 
around 30 mph, and increased shower chances. The precipitation 
range has increased to 0.04"-0.35" by Monday morning. Cooler 
temperatures remain for Monday with 14-19 mph wind gusts. Tuesday 
and Wednesday trend warmer and drier. 


.SATURDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 
* Max Temperature.....68-73. 
* Min Humidity........22-27 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest around 5 mph shifting to the west
  with gusts 12-18 mph in the afternoon. 
* Mixing Height.......3500 ft agl increasing to 9000 ft agl. 
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 
* Min Temperature.....40-45. 
* Max Humidity........54-59 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........West 7-9 mph with gusts to around 16 mph 
  shifting to the southwest 7-8 mph overnight. 
* Mixing Height.......7500 ft agl decreasing to 1000 ft agl. 
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

.SUNDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and 
  slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....25 percent. 
* Max Temperature.....62-67. 
* Min Humidity........42-47 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 8-9 mph with gusts to around 20
  mph shifting to the west 14-16 mph with gusts up to 30 mph in 
  the afternoon. 
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 7000 ft agl late in 
  the morning, then increasing to 7500 ft agl late in the afternoon 
  decreasing to 4000 ft agl late in the afternoon. 
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.02-0.15 inches. 

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...
Cooler. Rain likely. Lows 29-34. Highs 51-56. Northwest winds
6-14 mph. 
.TUESDAY...
Warmer. Mostly clear. Lows 33-38. Highs 64-69. Diurnal terrain
winds to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...
Clear. Lows 36-41. Highs 68-73. Diurnal terrain winds to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...
Mostly clear. Slight chance of rain. Lows 38-43. Highs 63-68. 
.FRIDAY...
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows 34-39. Highs 60-65. 

$$
Forecaster...Kitsmiller
Requested by...David Glenn
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2521569.13/MSO
.DELDT 09/19/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jerod.russell@usda.gov,gregory.philipp@usda.gov,josh.hansen@usda.gov,david.glenn@usda.gov