729
FNUS75 KTFX 151049
FWSTFX
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMERON CREEK RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
449 AM MDT WED APR 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
BREEZY AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE PASSAGE OF A
COLD FRONT, WITH WINDS SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST UPON THE PASSAGE
OF THE AFOREMENTIONED FRONT BETWEEN 2000 AND 2400 LOCAL TIME THIS
EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS MAY BE LIGHT AFTER THE INITIAL PASSAGE OF
THE COLD FRONT, BUT WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN AND BECOME GUSTY
BEYOND 0300 LOCAL TIME THURSDAY AS COLD AIR SURGES SOUTH ACROSS
THE NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MONTANA. THERE IS A 100% CHANCE THAT
GUSTS EXCEED 25 MPH BY THE LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS,
WITH A 55% CHANCE THAT GUSTS EXCEED 40 MPH. THERE IS A 99% CHANCE
THAT GUSTS EXCEED 35 MPH ON THURSDAY AND A 65% CHANCE THAT GUSTS
EXCEED 45 MPH. SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP AND MOVE NEAR THE
INCIDENT AREA BY THE MID-AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY, WITH STEADIER
RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW OCCURRING BY THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT AND
PERSISTING INTO THE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...11 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH, WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 15 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING; INCREASING
TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........94 96 94 89 91 87 86 82 82 81 64
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
TEMP............39 40 43 47 49 50 52 52 52 53 52
RH..............52 49 46 42 37 35 35 37 37 38 42
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 10
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 25 30 30 25 25 25 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 2.0 3.5 4.0 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SNOW
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................60 PERCENT DECREASING TO 25 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...17 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO
20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH LATE IN THE
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING,
THEN INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........73 86 91 96 100 100 100 100 91 80 77 73
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RS RS RS SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............60 60 60 60 60 60 30 30 30 30 30 30
CHC OF THDR (%).20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............51 49 45 42 40 38 37 36 33 33 32 31
RH..............47 52 62 69 72 75 75 75 76 74 72 69
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 20 20 20
20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 20 20 20 20 25 30 30 35 35
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 3.0 0.5 0.1 1.0 0.5 1.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 0.1 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 15 15 20 20 20 25 30 30 30 35
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). PATCHY BLOWING
SNOW IN THE MORNING. SNOW LIKELY IN THE
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........78 78 78 81 81 81 75 75 75 77 77 77
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............28 28 27 26 28 29 31 32 33 33 33 32
RH..............69 70 67 61 57 54 51 49 48 49 49 51
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.35 35 35 35 35 35 30 30 30 30 30 30
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.5 3.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.35 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
FORECASTER...MOLDAN
REQUESTED BY...LWT INTERAGENCY DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2610136.5/TFX
.DELDT 04/15/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MTLEC@FIRENET.GOV, TFX.OPS@NOAA.GOV
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