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FNUS75 KTFX 061428
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SPOT FORECAST FOR TWO CALF RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
828 AM MDT MON APR 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 MDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
DISCUSSION
STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS, IN WAKE OF A COLD FRONT WHICH
WILL BE MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON,
WILL PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO DECREASE DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY,
WITH WINDS LARGELY FALLING BELOW 10 MPH BETWEEN 2100 AND 2400
LOCAL TIME. BROAD UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDING INTO THE WESTERN US
ON THURSDAY WILL BRING LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS TO THE INCIDENT
AREA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING, WITH SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS INCREASING
DURING THE AFTERNOON. WHILE AN ISOLATED SHOWER CAN'T BE RULED OUT
ON EITHER WEDNESDAY ANY PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL BE MINIMAL.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 35 TO 40 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 30
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 2 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........58 58
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0
TEMP............44 46
RH..............39 35
20 FT WIND......NW 20G40 NW 20G35
MIX HGT (FT)....6000 5500
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 40 NW 30
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................MISSING.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE WEST OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN DECREASING TO
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
SHIFTING TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........39 28 32 55
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............M M M M
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............45 37 32 29
RH..............36 52 63 70
20 FT WIND......NW 15G25 N 5G15 W 5 S 0G5
MIX HGT (FT)....5000 500 1000 1000
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 30 N 15 N 10 SE 10
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................MISSING.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........57 42 28 35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............M M M M
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............27 33 44 50
RH..............74 60 45 35
20 FT WIND......SW 0G5 NE 0G5 N 5G10 NW 5G15
MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1500 3000 5000
TRANSPORT WIND..E 15 SE 15 E 10 NW 5
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
WARMER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FORECASTER...MOLDAN
REQUESTED BY...JAY PETERMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609114.0/TFX
.DELDT 04/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JPETERMAN@BLM.GOV, TFX.OPS@NOAA.GOV
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