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FNUS75 KTFX 052316
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SPOT FORECAST FOR QUEEN GULCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
516 PM MDT WED AUG 5 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 MDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD EAST AND OVER THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES THROUGH THURSDAY, WITH THE RIDGE THEN FLATTENING
OUT FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 DEGREES EACH DAY
THROUGH FRIDAY, WITH TEMPERATURES PEAKING ON SATURDAY BEFORE
COOLING SLIGHTLY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS WILL REMAIN
PREDOMINATELY OUT OF THE WEST TO NORTHWEST THROUGH THE REMAINDER
OF THE WORK WEEK, WITH PEAK WIND GUSTS OCCURRING BETWEEN 1500 AND
2100 EACH DAY. MODERATE MOISTURE RECOVERY IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT DUE TO ACTIVE THERMAL
BELTS.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE IN
THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN PATCHY SMOKE
OVERNIGHT. AREAS OF SMOKE EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........3 4 6 4 8 8 9 8 12 8 7 10
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS PTY PTY PTY ARS
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
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............69 68 65 60 58 57 56 56 55 53 53 52
RH..............17 20 28 32 33 33 33 31 29 30 30 30
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 15
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 15 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.5 6.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH, WITH AFTERNOON
WIND GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 22 8 4 3 5 2 3 2 3 3 8
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
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............52 53 56 58 62 65 68 69 71 72 73 73
RH..............28 25 25 24 20 18 16 16 14 14 14 14
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW W NW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.5 4.5 5.5 6.5 7.5 8.0 8.5 8.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 15
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5
TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........22 22 22 18 18 18 17 17 17 11 11 11
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
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............73 72 68 64 61 60 60 59 58 56 55 55
RH..............16 18 26 29 31 32 32 31 30 31 32 32
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...8.0 6.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
FORECASTER...MOLDAN
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL TUFFELMIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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