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FNUS75 KTFX 031959
FWSTFX
SPOT FORECAST FOR BENCHMARK 1A 1B...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1259 PM MST TUE FEB 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MST ON FEBRUARY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE WEST/NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH
THROUGH FRIDAY. THE MAIN DIFFERENCE IS FRIDAY WILL HAVE A HIGHER
CHANCE FOR STRONGER WIND GUSTS WITH A 45% CHANCE FOR GUSTS OVER
25 MPH AND A 20% CHANCE FOR GUSTS OVER 30 MPH.
TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 50S WITH THURSDAY
EXPECTED TO BE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE WEEK.
HIGH TEMPERATURE PROBABILITIES
THURSDAY: 75% CHANCE OF >55 DEGREES, 25% CHANCE OF >60 DEGREES
FRIDAY: 65% CHANCE OF >55 DEGREES, 10% CHANCE OF >60 DEGREES
THE NEXT CHANCE FOR COOLER TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION ARRIVES
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE THROUGH AT
LEAST NEXT TUESDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........32 38 46 49 52
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 41 42 40 39
RH..............55 55 56 56 61
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 0
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.5 2.5 2.0 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 20 15 15 10
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........51 51 38 39 48 52 49 57 51 56 58 58
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............37 35 34 33 34 33 33 32 33 32 33 31
RH..............67 73 71 74 76 79 80 79 79 80 78 76
20 FT WIND DIR..NW SW SW S S SW S SW SW SW SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 15 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING AROUND 15 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........58 58 58 58 58 41 41 41 39 39 39 41
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............33 35 35 38 42 45 48 49 50 49 48 46
RH..............77 74 70 69 65 59 55 53 52 52 54 56
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 20 15 20 20 20 25 25 25 20 15 15
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
FORECASTER...GLINSKAS
REQUESTED BY...NOELLE ZINN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601598.0/TFX
.DELDT 02/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NOELLE.ZINN@USDA.GOV, TFX.OPS@NOAA.GOV
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