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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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