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Spot Forecast for Kirby Creek Fire
National Weather Service Missoula MT
557 AM MDT Mon Jul 14 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on July 14.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...Hot, dry, windy weather today is resulting in
elevated fire weather conditions. Expect northwesterly winds to
gust to about 20 mph this afternoon, with minimum humidity to the
lower teens. Winds become northerly behind a dry cold front on
Tuesday.

.TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....88-93.
* Min Humidity........13-18 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 5-8 mph shifting to the northwest
  10-15 mph with gusts to 20 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl increasing to 9000 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....58-63.
* Max Humidity........39-44 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 9-17 mph.
* Mixing Height.......7000 ft agl decreasing to less than 100 ft
  agl.
* Mixing Winds........West 15 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.TUESDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....74-79.
* Min Humidity........26-31 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........North 8-15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 7000 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........Northwest 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

$$
Forecaster...Messina
Requested by...William Henderson
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2517858.3/MSO
.DELDT 07/14/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL william.henderson2@usda.gov