524  
FNUS75 KTFX 231018  
FWSTFX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLM RX...WFS-FWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
418 AM MDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MDT ON APRIL 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
ACTIVE WEATHER CONTINUES ACROSS THE REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW  
DAYS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN TODAY, WITH  
LIGHT SNOW FALLING AT TIMES. WIND BRIEFLY SUBSIDES SOMEWHAT  
TONIGHT BEFORE BECOMING GUSTY ONCE AGAIN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST  
FRIDAY. SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOP AS EARLY AS LATE TONIGHT, BUT BECOME  
NUMEROUS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY.  
 
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW  
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH, WITH GUSTS  
TO 45 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........82 85 81 77 63 78 75 73 77 80 78 73  
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............34 34 35 35 36 38 39 41 43 44 43 43  
RH..............72 68 67 63 57 52 47 44 39 35 34 34  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..30 30 30 30 30 30 30 35 35 30 30 30  
20 FT WIND GUST.40 40 40 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 40  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 4.5 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.5 7.5 7.5 8.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.40 40 40 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 40  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...4 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27.  
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH DECREASING  
TO 15 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........69 75 58 61 51 57 44 61 49 57 65 83  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............43 41 38 35 33 32 31 30 28 27 26 26  
RH..............34 36 40 46 50 56 61 64 66 68 69 70  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..25 25 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 20 20  
20 FT WIND GUST.35 30 30 30 30 25 25 25 25 25 25 30  
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.5 6.5 4.0 2.5 2.0 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.35 35 30 25 25 30 30 30 30 35 30 30  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SNOW SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE DAY.  
CWR.................15 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...7 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38.  
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING  
TO AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........91 91 91 82 82 82 80 80 80 81 81 81  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 0 0 0  
TEMP............25 25 24 26 27 29 30 32 32 33 34 35  
RH..............70 70 66 64 60 56 52 50 49 48 47 47  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..20 20 20 25 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30  
20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 35 35 35 40 40 40 45 45 45  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.5 4.0 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.0 6.5 6.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.35 30 30 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35  
 
 
FORECASTER...MCDOWELL  
REQUESTED BY...SCHELL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2610685.5/TFX  
.DELDT 04/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ANDREW_SCHELL@FWS.GOV, TFX.OPS@NOAA.GOV  
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