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Spot Forecast for Black Mountain...USFS
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
443 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.....80-85.
Min humidity........Near 20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds up to 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 (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....50-55.
Max humidity........43-48 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Downslope winds 4 to 8 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Southeast around 20 mph.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Isolated thunderstorms
                    after 3 PM.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1 until 2100...then 2.
Max temperature.....83-88.
Min humidity........Near 20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......East winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    southwest in the afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........South around 10 mph.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

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Forecaster...Brusda
Requested by...Brandon Koehler
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2419200.76/TFX
.DELDT 08/16/24
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.EMAIL brandon.koehler@usda.gov,mthdc@firenet.gov,tfx.ops@noaa.gov