910
FNUS75 KTFX 021510
FWSTFX
SPOT FORECAST FOR HODGKISS...MTHDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
910 AM MDT WED SEP 2 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
TODAY IT WILL BE WARM AND WINDY. THIS AFTERNOON WINDS WILL BE
AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. BETWEEN 1500 AND
1800 A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE.
THIS LINE WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING. TOMORROW IT WILL BE COOLER AND
MOSTLY DRY. TOMORROW WINDS WILL BE AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 25 MPH. TOMORROW EVENING AFTER 1800 THERE WILL BE A ROUND OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE. THE
PRIMARILY RISK WITH THIS LINE WILL BE GUSTY, ERRATIC WINDS AND
FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 15 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...26 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDY. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH THEN INCREASING
TO AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 50 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO 25
TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO
THE WEST AROUND 35 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........46 32 46 51 55 73 86 88 76
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC LKY DEF DEF CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
CWR.............0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 20 20 20 30 30 30
TEMP............61 67 70 74 73 71 73 67 65
RH..............55 45 39 34 36 43 51 54 55
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE SE SE S S SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 15 25 30 30 30
20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 20 30 45 50 40
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S S S SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 15 25 30 30 30
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.5 3.0 4.5 6.5 9.0 7.0 2.5 3.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SE S S S SW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 10 15 25 30 35 35
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH DECREASING
TO 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP...........WEST 30 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 MPH IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 15
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........63 34 8 14 19 31 19 24 45 50 64 73
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............65 61 57 55 54 53 52 51 50 50 49 49
RH..............52 55 58 58 60 62 65 69 68 69 69 67
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..25 20 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.35 30 25 25 25 20 15 15 15
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..30 30 35 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 35
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.0 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 W SW SW SW SW SW S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.30 25 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 25
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 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 (%).........84 84 84 59 59 59 14 14 14 38 38 38
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............49 48 51 54 59 61 63 64 65 67 67 67
RH..............64 69 64 57 50 45 42 38 35 34 34 35
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 25 25 30 30 30 25 20
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..35 35 35 30 30 30 25 25 25 25 25 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 2.5 4.5 5.5 7.0 7.5 8.0 8.5 9.5 8.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 20
FORECASTER...GESELL
REQUESTED BY...HIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 09/02/26
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