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FNUS75 KTFX 291228
FWSTFX
SPOT FORECAST FOR DALTON RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
628 AM MDT THU MAY 29 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MAY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
BEFORE A PACIFIC COLD FRONT BRINGS A QUICK ROUND OF SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND A WESTERLY WIND SHIFT BY THIS
EVENING. THE PRIMARY HAZARD WITH THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE STRONG, ERRATIC, AND GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH.
THERE IS AROUND A 50 PERCENT CHANCE FOR WING GUSTS EXCEEDING 35
MPH BETWEEN 1800 AND 2100 LOCAL TIME. WESTERLY BREEZES LINGER INTO
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH LIGHTER WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS
EXPECTED ON FRIDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...30 PERCENT DECREASING TO LESS THAN 10 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
FORECASTER...WILSON
REQUESTED BY...NICK BOUCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/29/25
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.EMAIL NICHOLAS.BOUCHER@USDA.GOV,JAREL.KURTZ@USDA.GOV,DONALD.ILES@USDA.GOV, TFX.OPS@NOAA.GOV
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