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Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
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518 FNUS75 KTFX 161039 FWSTFX Spot Forecast for Black Mountain...USFS National Weather Service Great Falls MT 439 AM MDT Fri Aug 16 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on August 16. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Scattered showers and thunderstorms return for this afternoon. Erratic gusts could reach 45 mph at times. The chance for wetting rain is fairly low, but afternoon humidity should mostly remain above 35 percent, as temperatures stay below normal. Overnight humidity recovery should be good as skies partially clear. Warmer and drier conditions are likely on Saturday. Warm temperatures persist into next week, but with chances for showers and storms each day. -Coulston .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Isolated showers and thunderstorms late in the morning, then numerous rain showers and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Haze in the afternoon. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................1 until 0900, 2 until 1200, then 3. Max temperature.....65-70. Min humidity........36-41 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Variable winds around 5 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon with gusts to 15 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Ridgetop...........Southwest around 10 mph. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). Haze in the evening. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....50-55. Max humidity........65-70 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......North winds around 5 mph becoming downslope / down drainage 3 to 6 mph overnight. Ridgetop...........West around 5 mph. Haines Index........ .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....74-79. Min humidity........18-23 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Variable winds around 5 mph becoming upslope / up drainage 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Ridgetop...........Southwest around 5 mph. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. $$ Forecaster...Coulston Requested by...Jordan Bloxham Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2419200.76/TFX .DELDT 08/16/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL jbloxham@blm.gov, tfx.ops@noaa.gov