Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT

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Spot Forecast for East Fire
National Weather Service Missoula MT
551 PM MDT Wed Aug 27 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on August 28.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Rain showers are expected Thursday morning with a
chance of thunderstorms by afternoon. Median rain amounts are near
0.15 inch Thursday/Thursday night. Otherwise, slightly cooler
with slightly increased humidity on Thursday compared with today
(Wednesday), winds relatively light into Friday. Warmer and drier
on Friday but still a slight chance of afternoon showers and
thunderstorms.

.THURSDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely. Chance of
  thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...60 percent.
* Chance Lightning....30 percent.
* Max Temperature.....64-69.
* Min Humidity........66-71 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph becoming southwest around 5
  mph in the afternoon with gusts to 15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 3500 ft agl late in
  the afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.10-0.20 inches.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and
  slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....20 percent.
* Min Temperature.....46-51.
* Max Humidity........80-85 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest around 5 mph in the evening
  becoming variable 2-4 mph.
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in
  the evening.
* Mixing Winds........South 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00-0.10 inches.

.FRIDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
  thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....20 percent.
* Max Temperature.....69-74.
* Min Humidity........41-46 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph becoming west around 5 mph
  in the afternoon with gusts to 15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl increasing to 6500 ft agl late in
  the morning.
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00-0.10 inches.

$$
Forecaster...Booth
Requested by...Charlie Rucker
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520843.0/MSO
.DELDT 08/27/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL 2025.east.plans@firenet.gov