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Spot Forecast for Horse Gulch...USFS
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
501 AM MDT Thu Aug 15 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on August 15.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Quiet conditions expected during the day. The best chance for
storms this evening is from 6 PM until Midnight. There is another
chance for storms on Friday afternoon into Friday evening. Saturday
looks dry, with isolated storms once again on Sunday. It does turn
warmer by Sunday.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....80-85.
Min humidity........21-26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southeast winds 6 to 12 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Southeast around 5 mph.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Showers and
                    thunderstorms likely.
CWR.................20 percent.
LAL.................3.
Min temperature.....52-57.
Max humidity........78-84 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......East winds 4 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms.
 Ridgetop...........South around 10 mph.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30 percent) then becoming mostly
                    cloudy (60-70 percent). Slight chance of showers
                    and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1 until Noon...then 3.
Max temperature.....74-82.
Min humidity........30-35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southeast winds around 5 to 10 mph. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest around 10 mph.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. East 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. South
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY...
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the lower 80s.

$$
Forecaster...Brusda
Requested by...Plans Sec Chief
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2418667.67/TFX
.DELDT 08/15/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL owen.johnson@usda.gov,mthdc@firenet.gov,matthew.sagan@usda.gov,william.menning@usda.gov,tfx.ops@noaa.gov