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SPOT FORECAST FOR CROW CREEK RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
536 AM MST TUE MAR 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WINDS BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AND MAY GUST UP TO 30 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO CRITICAL LEVELS WITH
MODERATE OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH
TIME (MST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........15 14 27 31 21 37 30 20 34 28 32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............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
TEMP............33 34 38 41 44 47 50 51 52 53 51
RH..............50 49 43 37 30 26 22 19 18 19 20
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20
20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 15 20 20 25 30 30 30
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 3.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 10 10 15 15 20 25 25 20
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO
AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........35 36 52 64 63 65 78 66 65 78 73 72
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............48 46 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 37 36
RH..............26 31 35 39 40 44 43 47 51 53 52 55
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS, MOSTLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWESTERLY 10 TO 20 MPH.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........72 72 82 82 82 77 77 77 78 78 78 86
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RS RS RS RS RS RS RN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............36 35 36 38 42 45 47 48 49 49 48 47
RH..............53 54 53 51 48 45 42 40 39 38 38 40
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 10 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 15
FORECASTER...GREELY
REQUESTED BY...PHILIP KNAUB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/03/26
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