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Spot Forecast for Ransome
National Weather Service Missoula MT
217 PM MDT Tue Aug 26 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 MDT on August 27. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Very slight cooling with increasing mid- high level
clouds on Wednesday. Winds shift to east by Wednesday afternoon, 
with a slight chance for elevated convection which could produce 
erratic outflow gusts. Many degrees cooler and not as dry on
Thursday, and there is a slight chance (15%) for wetting rain by 
Thursday.

.WEDNESDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance elevated storm
  / shower in the afternoon which could produce erratic outflow 
  gusts.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 
* Max Temperature.....80-85. 
* Min Humidity........14-19 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........Northeast 3-6 mph with gusts up to 10 mph in
  the morning becoming east-southeast 3-8 mph with gusts up to 20
  mph in the afternoon. Direct impact from stronger outflow could
  reach 30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 8500 ft agl. 
* Mixing Winds........East 10 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00-0.01 inches. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 
* Min Temperature.....60-65. 
* Max Humidity........41-46 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........East 5-7 mph shifting to the northeast 5-6 
  mph overnight. 
* Mixing Height.......7000 ft agl decreasing to less than 100 ft 
  agl. 
* Mixing Winds........North 5 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

.THURSDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance for showers and
  thunderstorms
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...15 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent. 
* Max Temperature.....72-77. 
* Min Humidity........32-37 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph becoming southwest around
  5-9 mph in the afternoon. 
* Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl increasing to 5000 ft agl in the 
  afternoon. 
* Mixing Winds........Southeast 10 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00-0.03 inches. 

$$
Forecaster...Kitsmiller
Requested by...Michele Mavor
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520408.5/MSO
.DELDT 08/26/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL michele.mavor@usda.gov