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SPOT FORECAST FOR TETON MA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
128 PM MDT SUN MAR 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 MDT ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
DISCUSSION
STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE FIRE THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE DAY TODAY, WITH WIND GUSTS TO 70 OR 75 MPH LIKELY
TO CONTINUE THROUGH 1700 BEFORE BEGINNING TO WEAKEN AFTER SUNSET.
EVEN AFTER THEY WEAKEN, WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 45-55 MPH
WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH THROUGH AROUND 2000 MDT WHEN A
COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA, BRINGING A RAPID DECREASE
IN WINDS AS WINDS QUICKLY SHIFT TO THE NORTH/NORTHWEST. AS THE
COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA, EXPECT A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN
AND/OR SNOW, THOUGH ANY LIQUID PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY BE
AROUND 0.05" WITH LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE COOLER TOMORROW WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 30S, BUT IT WILL
STILL BE GUSTY WITH WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 30MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). BLOWING DUST. CHANCE
OF RAIN LATE AFTER 5PM/1700MDT.
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......VERY WINDY. WEST WINDS 45 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 75 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........WEST 70 TO 75 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 65 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 55 TO 60 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 50 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........15 22 55 65
WEATHER COV.....DEF ARS CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....BDT BDT BDT BDT
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............52 52 50 47
RH..............40 44 48 56
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..40 40 35 30
20 FT WIND GUST.55 55 55 45
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..75 70 70 65
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.55 55 60 50
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). RAIN AND SNOW
LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW
OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...8 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......BREEZY. WEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 55 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH
LATE IN THE EVENING AND DECREASING TO 5 TO 10
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP...........WEST 55 TO 60 MPH DECREASING TO 45 TO 50 MPH
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN DECREASING TO 30 TO
35 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 55 MPH DECREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST
10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........68 67 82 76 70 68 74 71 64 68 44 49
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RS SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 30 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............47 43 41 37 35 35 34 32 31 30 30 29
RH..............54 60 65 71 74 76 72 75 74 73 70 67
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW N NW NW W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..25 25 25 15 15 10 10 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.45 40 40 25 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..60 55 55 50 45 35 30 30 30 30 35 40
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.5 3.0 2.0 2.5 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW W NW N SW W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.45 30 25 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 15 20
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...4 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......BREEZY. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........WEST 45 TO 50 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 40 TO 45 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........48 45 43 30 25 18 26 30 45 52 40 26
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............29 28 26 29 32 34 35 35 35 35 34 34
RH..............62 61 57 51 46 42 36 34 34 36 34 34
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25
20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 25 30 35 35 35 40 40 40 35
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..45 50 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 50 50 50
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.5 3.5 4.5 5.5 6.5 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 25 30 30 35 35 40 40 45 45 45 40
FORECASTER...LUDWIG
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS COLLIER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 03/08/26
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