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Spot Forecast for Horse Gulch...USFS
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
502 AM MDT Wed Aug 14 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on August 14.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
The chances for storms will be low for the next few days, but
can`t be completely ruled out. Friday is looking like the highest
probability for a wetting rainfall. Temperatures will be
seasonable, with today being a bit cooler, but warming back up on
Thu. Brusda

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent). Patchy fog in the
                    morning. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1 until Noon...then 2.
Max temperature.....71-79.
Min humidity........30-35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southeast winds around 5 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........West around 10 mph.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....51-56.
Max humidity........75-80 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Downslope winds around 5 mph shifting to the east
                    overnight.
 Ridgetop...........Northeast around 5 mph.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent). Slight chance of rain
                    showers or a thunderstorm in the afternoon.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1 until Noon...then 2.
Max temperature.....76-85.
Min humidity........25-30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southeast winds around 5 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Southeast around 5 mph.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. East
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...
Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY...
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.

$$
Forecaster...Brusda
Requested by...Plans Sec Chief
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2418667.66/TFX
.DELDT 08/14/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL owen.johnson@usda.gov,william.menning@usda.gov,mthdc@firenet.gov.,matthew.sagan@usda.gov,tfx.ops@noaa.gov