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FNUS75 KTFX 041431
FWSTFX
SPOT FORECAST FOR CROW CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
731 AM MST WED MAR 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY, WITH INCREASING CHANCES FOR
RAIN THIS EVENING. THE RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW OVERNIGHT, WITH
PERIODS OF SNOW LIKELY TOMORROW. SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES TODAY
WILL BE COOLER TOMORROW. IT DRIES OUT OVER THE WEEKEND, BUT EXPECT
PERIODS OF RAIN/SNOW FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
TIME (MST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........85 79 85 86 88 89 90 88 89 92
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............37 40 43 45 46 47 48 49 47 47
RH..............53 48 45 42 40 39 38 38 38 39
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S S S S S SW S
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 20 20 25 20 25 20 20 20
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY IN THE
EVENING. SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT LATE IN THE
EVENING.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........92 90 91 89 85 87 89 85 95 96 94 94
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RN RS RS RS RS SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............45 43 41 40 39 38 37 37 36 35 35 34
RH..............47 52 57 62 64 66 66 68 70 72 71 72
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 10 10 10 15 10 10 10 10 10 15
20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 2.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 10 15 10 15 15 15 15 15
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SNOW IN THE
MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........94 94 86 86 86 80 80 80 80 80 80 59
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
TEMP............34 34 34 35 36 36 37 38 39 38 38 37
RH..............72 71 69 66 61 57 54 51 49 48 49 50
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 35
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.0 2.0 2.0 M 2.5 M M 3.0 M M 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20
FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...PHIL KNAUB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/04/26
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