567  
FNUS75 KTFX 182059  
FWSTFX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH PLATEAU PLANE CRASH...GALLATIN COUNTY SAR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
259 PM MDT FRI JUL 18 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 MDT ON JULY 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
PRIMARY CONCERN WILL BE WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGER CELLS WILL  
BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH AND BRIEF  
DOWNPOURS IN ADDITION TO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THIS ACTIVITY  
HAS LARGELY STAYED NORTH OF THE INCIDENT SITE SO FAR, BUT THERE  
IS AN EXPECTATION FOR SOME SOUTHWARD EXPANSION OVER THE NEXT FEW  
HOURS PER THE LATEST GUIDANCE AND METEOROLOGICAL SETUP. STORM  
MOTION WILL GENERALLY BE FROM WEST TO EAST.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH, WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS IN OR NEAR ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
FORECASTER...GREELY  
REQUESTED BY...KIM KORZYM  
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR  
.TAG 2518224.0/TFX  
.DELDT 07/18/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL GALLATINSARCOMMS@GMAIL.COM, TFX.OPS@NOAA.GOV  
 
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