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Spot Forecast for Lincoln Compound...USFS
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
339 PM MDT Mon Apr 14 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 MDT on April 15.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

A ridge will keep the weather mild and dry for Tuesday. A cold
front passage on Wednesday will bring some rain, snow, and colder
temperatures through Thursday. Wednesday will bring increasing
chances for rain ahead of the front with a very low chance (<20%)
for an isolated thunderstorm. Better chances for precipitation
arrives Wednesday night through Thursday, where colder air moving
in will transition rain to snow. There`s a 70% chance for 0.1" of
moisture and a 50% chance for 2" of snow during this time frame.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....65-70.
Min humidity........20-25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds up to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 20 mph.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Min temperature.....34-39.
Max humidity........69-74 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming
                    light.
Mixing height.......1500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain in the morning, then rain likely in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................40 percent.
Chance of thunder...5 percent.
Max temperature.....55-60.
Min humidity........35-40 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Wilson
Requested by...Dillon Krier
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/14/25
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.EMAIL nicholas.boucher@usda.gov,dillon.krier@usda.gov,jarel.kurtz@usda.gov,tfx.ops@noaa.gov