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Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
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637 FNUS75 KTFX 161026 FWSTFX Spot Forecast for Horse Gulch...USFS National Weather Service Great Falls MT 426 AM MDT Fri Aug 16 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on August 16. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Scattered showers and thunderstorms return this afternoon into this evening. Erratic gusts could reach 45 mph at times. The chance for wetting rain is fairly low, but afternoon humidity should mostly remain above 25 percent, as temperatures stay below normal. Overnight humidity recovery should be good as skies partially clear. Warmer and drier conditions are likely on Saturday. Warm temperatures persist into next week, but with chances for showers and storms each day. -Coulston .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent) then becoming partly sunny (50-60 percent). Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................5 percent. LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3. Max temperature.....73-81. Min humidity........24-29 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Variable winds around 5 mph shifting to the southwest at 5 to 10 mph with gusts to 15 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Ridgetop...........Southwest around 10 mph. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). Haze in the evening. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. CWR.................15 percent. LAL.................2 until 2400, then 1. Min temperature.....51-56. Max humidity........74-83 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......North winds 5 to 10 mph becoming downslope / down drainage 3 to 6 mph overnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Ridgetop...........Southeast around 10 mph. Haines Index........ .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....80-87. Min humidity........19-24 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Variable winds around 5 mph becoming upslope / up drainage 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Ridgetop...........Southwest around 5 mph. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY... Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY... Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY... Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY... Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. .THURSDAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. $$ Forecaster...Coulston Requested by...Plans Sec Chief Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2418667.67/TFX .DELDT 08/16/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL william.menning@usda.gov, mthdc@firenet.gov, matthew.sagan@usda.gov, owen.johnson@usda.gov, tfx.ops@noaa.gov