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Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
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631 FNUS75 KTFX 162250 FWSTFX 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 .TAG 2420044.6/TFX .DELDT 08/16/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL mtgdc@firenet.gov,tom_kohley@firenet.gov,tfx.ops@noaa.gov