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Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
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Spot Forecast for Black Canyon...OTHER
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
450 PM MDT Fri Aug 16 2024
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on August 17.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...
Quiet and dry weather conditions are expected Saturday and
Saturday night. Sunday afternoon, mostly after 3 PM, is the next
chance for scattered thunderstorms. It will be getting warm/drier
over the next few afternoons. Do expect warm afternoon
temperatures for much of next week.
.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....78-82.
Min humidity........15-20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......South winds around 5 mph.
Ridgetop...........Southwest around 10 mph.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
dominated fire growth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....52-56.
Max humidity........49-54 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......Downslope winds around 5 mph.
Ridgetop...........South around 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent) until 2100.
Mostly cloudy (60 percent) after 2100.
Slight chance of rain showers or
thunderstorms after 3 PM.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1 until 2100...then 3.
Max temperature.....82-87.
Min humidity........15-20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
Slope/valley.......South winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
southwest in the afternoon.
Ridgetop...........South around 15 mph.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
fire growth.
$$
Forecaster...Brusda
Requested by...Tom Kohley
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/16/24
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.EMAIL mtgdc@firenet.gov,tom_kohley@firenet.gov,tfx.ops@noaa.gov