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Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT

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Spot Forecast for Black Mountain...USFS
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
501 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...
Expect a chance for passing showers/thunderstorms daily through at
least Friday. There is a higher than average potential for a
wetting storm on Thursday evening. Temperatures will be
seasonable, with today being a bit cooler, but warming back up on
Thu. Brusda

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Chance of showers
                    and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1 until Noon...then 3.
Max temperature.....64-69.
Min humidity........40-45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds around 5 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest around 10 mph.
Haines Index........2 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.....52-57.
Max humidity........Near 80 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Downslope winds around 5 mph.
 Ridgetop...........East around 5 mph.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent) then becoming partly sunny
                    (50-60 percent). Chance of rain showers and
                    slight chance of thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................1 until Noon...then 2.
Max temperature.....72-77.
Min humidity........30-35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Upslope winds up to 5 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........Southeast around 5 mph.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

$$
Forecaster...Brusda
Requested by...Jordan Bloxham
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2419200.74/TFX
.DELDT 08/14/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jbloxham@blm.gov.,jbloxham@blm.gov,tfx.ops@noaa.gov