FNUS75 KMSO 271015 FWSMSO Spot Forecast for West Fork Hand Piles South (North Coal) National Weather Service Missoula MT 415 AM MDT Mon Oct 27 2025 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MDT on October 27. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...A trough over the region today will keep temperatures cool and humidity high with breezy conditions. The cooler temperatures and snow showers will help keep the humidity high today, but ventilation should be very good. Showers will decrease this afternoon and evening as a ridge of high pressure starts to build over the region, setting up much worse ventilation for tomorrow. A shortwave on Wednesday may provide some light showers in the mountains, but the next significant precipitation system isn't expected until next weekend, when another albeit weaker atmospheric river system arrives. .REST OF TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Snow showers decreasing in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.....35-40. * Min Humidity........42-47 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........West 7-10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. * Mixing Height.......3500 ft agl increasing to 6000 ft agl late in the morning. * Mixing Winds........West 20 mph. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.....16-21. * Max Humidity........78-83 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 5-6 mph. * Mixing Height.......1500 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........West 10 mph. .TUESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.....42-47. * Min Humidity........29-34 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height.......4000 ft agl increasing to 4500 ft agl in the afternoon. * Mixing Winds........South 10 mph. $$ Forecaster...Leach Requested by...Scott Woodin Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2524503.0/MSO .DELDT 10/27/25 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL scott.woodin@usda.gov,jarrod.chandler@usda.gov