095  
FNUS75 KTFX 151113  
FWSTFX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ARROWLEAF...MT DNRC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
513 AM MDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MDT ON MARCH 15.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
NOT MUCH PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON THE BURN AREA THE NEXT FEW  
DAYS, AS MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD REMAIN JUST TO YOUR WEST  
OVER THE MOUNTAINS, WITH TONIGHT BEING THE BEST CHANCE AT OF ANY  
PRECIPITATION. DO EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP BY MONDAY  
EVENING, WITH PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS THEN CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW  
OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-22.  
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.  
MIN HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......VERY WINDY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 35 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH IN THE  
LATE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 50 MPH.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
TUESDAY  
 
VERY WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
 
BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
 
BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS  
IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...BRUSDA  
REQUESTED BY...BOB CULBRETH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2605663.1/TFX  
.DELDT 03/15/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BOB.CULBRETH@MT.GOV  
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