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Spot Forecast for Skillet Fire
National Weather Service Missoula MT
329 PM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 MDT on August 23. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...Low pressure will move along the Canadian border on
Sunday, bringing a cold front across the fire. Windy conditions 
will accompany the front, with westerly winds gusting to about 20
mph and increasing to about 30 mph in the afternoon. Expect 
lighter winds and drier conditions on Monday as high pressure 
builds again over the Northern Rockies.



.SUNDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent. 
* Max Temperature.....67-72. 
* Min Humidity........30-35 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 6-13 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph 
  increasing to 30 mph in the afternoon. 
* Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl increasing to 7000 ft agl. 
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 20 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 
* Min Temperature.....43-48. 
* Max Humidity........76-81 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 5-10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the 
  evening. 
* Mixing Height.......6000 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in 
  the evening. 
* Mixing Winds........West 15 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

.MONDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. 
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 
* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 
* Max Temperature.....71-76. 
* Min Humidity........27-32 percent. 
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph becoming west around 5 mph 
  in the afternoon. 
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 7000 ft agl. 
* Mixing Winds........West 5 mph. 
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 

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Forecaster...Messina
Requested by...Katelyn Miller
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620011.4/MSO
.DELDT 08/22/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL katelyn_miller@firenet.gov