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FNUS75 KTFX 101920
FWSTFX
SPOT FORECAST FOR EITTEN RIDGE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
120 PM MDT FRI MAY 10 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION THIS
WEEKEND, ALLOWING FOR LARGELY BENIGN CONDITIONS. A BARELY
MENTIONABLE CHANCE FOR A SHOWER WILL BE AROUND SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING, WITH A SLIGHTLY BETTER CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM AROUND SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
FORECASTER...MCDOWELL
REQUESTED BY...KYLE MARQUARDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2413702.0/TFX
.DELDT 05/10/24
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KYLE.MARQUARDT@USDA.GOV, TFX.OPS@NOAA.GOV
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