Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
034 FNUS75 KTFX 271618 FWSTFX Spot Forecast for Dalton 39A...USFS National Weather Service Great Falls MT 1018 AM MDT Fri Sep 27 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 MDT on September 27. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Above normal temperatures and dry conditions will persist through the weekend with afternoon humidity falling to around 25%. There will be moderate overnight humidity recovery tonight with slightly worse recovery Saturday night into Sunday morning. Breezy west winds will prevail for most of the day today, diminishing to light and variable after sunset. Lighter south to southwest winds are expected Saturday afternoon. A cold front will move across the area Sunday bringing breezy conditions and cooler temperatures that will last through Monday. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....65-70. Min humidity........26-31 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 20 mph. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....45-50. Max humidity........54-59 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Northwest winds up to 10 mph in the evening becoming light. Mixing height.......0 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 5 mph. Haines Index........ .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....73-78. Min humidity........19-24 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Southeast winds up to 5 mph shifting to the south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 10 mph. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. $$ Forecaster...Glinskas Requested by...Nick Boucher Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2422964.4/TFX .DELDT 09/27/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL jason.l.gilbert@usda.gov,jarel.kurtz@usda.gov,donald.iles@usda.gov,nicholas.boucher@usda.gov,tfx.ops@noaa.gov