738  
FNUS75 KTFX 211136  
FWSTFX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMERON CREEK RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
536 AM MDT TUE APR 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MDT ON APRIL 21.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HEAT PEAKS AT THE RX AREA TODAY, WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING  
WELL INTO THE TEENS BY THE AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A  
THUNDERSTORM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT, THOUGH THE  
PROBABILITY FOR A WETTING RAIN IS LOW. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP IN THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A  
COLD FRONT ARRIVING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND  
PERSISTENT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS MOVE IN FOR THURSDAY, WITH SNOW  
LIKELY AT TIMES. THE PROBABILITY THE RX AREA SEES 0.25" LIQUID BY  
FRIDAY MORNING IS 70%.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......UP SLOPE/VALLEY UP TO 5 MPH, BECOMING SOUTH 5  
TO 10 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...15 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.  
MAX HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................15 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
THURSDAY
 
 
MUCH COLDER. BREEZY. SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN  
THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS AROUND 40.    
MONDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN  
THE MID 40S.  
 

 
FORECASTER...MCDOWELL  
REQUESTED BY...LWT INTERAGENCY DISPATCH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2610136.11/TFX  
.DELDT 04/21/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MTLEC@FIRENET.GOV,KYLE.MARQUARDT@USDA.GOV, TFX.OPS@NOAA.GOV  
 
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