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Spot Forecast for Gallatin Canyon Climbing Rescue...Gallatin County SAR
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
218 PM MDT Thu Aug 15 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1400 MDT on August 15.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

An upper level disturbance tracking across the Northern Rockies
will allow for scattered afternoon showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Erratic wind gusts and small hail, and lightning
will be the primary concerns with thunderstorms that form this
afternoon. Showers become more numerous this evening, with
embedded thunderstorms keeping the lightning, gusty wind, and
small hail threat around through at least 2200 hrs. Thereafter, a
weakening trend looks to commence, with most, if not all showers
diminishing by midnight tonight.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Chance of showers
                    and slight chance of thunderstorms after 1500 hrs.
Chance of pcpn......40 percent.
Max temperature.....79-84.
Min humidity........24-29 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Southwest wind around 10 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds near thunderstorms.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Rain showers
                    likely and chance of thunderstorms.
Chance of pcpn......70 percent.
Min temperature.....43-48.
Max humidity........80-85 percent.
Surface winds (mph).South winds up to 5 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds near thunderstorms.

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Forecaster...McDowell
Requested by...Curtis DeVault
Type of request...SAR
.TAG 2420342.0/TFX
.DELDT 08/15/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL gallatinsarcomms@gmail.com, tfx.ops@noaa.gov