310  
FNUS75 KTFX 100858  
FWSTFX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TWO CALF UNIT A RX...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
258 AM MDT FRI APR 10 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MDT ON APRIL 10.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
SOUTHEAST SURFACE WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY BEYOND 1000 LOCAL TIME  
THIS MORNING AS MIXING INCREASES, WITH BREEZY AND GUSTY WINDS  
EXPECTED THROUGH 2100 LOCAL TIME THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL  
WARM SOME 10 TO 15 DEGREES FROM THAT OF THURSDAY THANKS TO THESE  
INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS, WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH  
THE DAY. PRECIPITATION CHANCES BEGIN TO INCREASE ON SATURDAY  
AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE, WITH CHANCES FOR WETTING  
RAINFALL INCREASING TO BETWEEN A 25-35% CHANCE FROM SUNDAY EVENING  
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. - MOLDAN  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH PRIOR TO 1000 INCREASING  
TO AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH FOR  
THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........14 16 18 14 17 21 19 18 24 26 29 36  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............31 30 34 39 48 52 56 59 63 65 66 67  
RH..............69 69 62 52 43 37 33 31 28 27 26 26  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 20 25 25 30 25 25 25  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 15 10 15 20 25 25 25 20 20 20 20  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.  
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH 2100 DECREASING  
TO BETWEEN 3 TO 8 MPH THEREAFTER.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10  
MPH OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........38 48 51 48 45 47 46 49 53 52 52 58  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............65 63 59 54 52 50 48 47 46 44 43 42  
RH..............26 32 38 43 46 50 54 58 59 63 65 68  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 15 15 10 10 10 5 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE E E SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 5 5 5  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...12 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 3 TO 8 MPH EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........39 39 39 33 33 33 43 43 43 43 43 43  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10  
TEMP............41 43 46 48 54 61 68 72 75 76 77 76  
RH..............70 69 64 57 50 43 37 32 28 26 24 24  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 4.0 6.0 7.5 7.5 7.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S SW SW SW W W SW SW SW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 15 15 15 15  
 
 
 
FORECASTER...MOLDAN  
REQUESTED BY...JAY PETERMAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2609513.2/TFX  
.DELDT 04/10/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JPETERMAN@BLM.GOV, TFX.OPS@NOAA.GOV  
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