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Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
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922 FNUS75 KTFX 140056 FWSTFX Spot Forecast for Black Canyon...DNRC County Assist Team National Weather Service Great Falls MT 656 PM MDT Tue Aug 13 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on August 14. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Temperatures are forecast to remain near seasonal averages through at least early next week with daily chances for mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Winds will be gusty and erratic near thunderstorms, but light otherwise. Note: The 3 to 7 day portion of the forecast is located immediately after the Thursday portion of the forecast. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Chance of rain showers through the day. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................15 percent. LAL.................3. Max temperature.....68-73. Min humidity........33-38 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Southwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. 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. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent). CWR.................5 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....52-57. Max humidity........62-67 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......West winds around 5 mph shifting to the south overnight. Ridgetop...........Northeast around 5 mph. Haines Index........ .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent) then becoming partly sunny (50-60 percent). Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................5 percent. LAL.................2. Max temperature.....72-77. Min humidity........28-33 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......South winds around 5 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. 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. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY... Mostly cloudy with showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY... Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY... Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. .TUESDAY... Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. $$ Forecaster...Coulston Requested by...Doug Dodge Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2420044.4/TFX .DELDT 08/13/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL ddodge@jeffersoncountymt.gov