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SPOT FORECAST FOR JERICHO CREEK FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
524 AM MDT SUN MAY 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
TODAY IT WILL BE WARM AND DRY. TODAY THERE WILL BE WINDS OF 5 TO
10 MPH IN THE MORNING WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. THIS AFTERNOON
WINDS WILL BE 10 TO 15 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. TONIGHT
THERE WILL BE POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY WITH WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. ON MONDAY IT WILL BE HOT WITH
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EFFECTING THE FIRE. ANY
THUNDERSTORM WILL PRODUCE GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING. ON MONDAY WINDS WILL BE AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH WIND
GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. -IG
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 25 MPH BECOMING AROUND 25 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........77 83 80 38 16 5 3 12 31 30 35 33
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............41 44 47 55 59 63 65 67 69 69 70 71
RH..............60 54 49 41 35 30 27 25 24 22 20 19
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 25 25
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..25 20 20 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 3.5 4.5 5.0 6.0 6.5 7.5 8.0 8.5 8.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 25 20
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........28 31 27 20 20 29 22 23 18 17 23 15
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............69 66 61 53 50 48 47 46 46 44 43 43
RH..............19 22 30 37 41 43 46 45 46 47 50 53
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W SW SW SW SW S S
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W NW W W W W SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..25 25 20 20 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.5 5.5 2.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W SW SW SW S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 15 15 10 10 10 5 10 10 10 10 10
MEMORIAL DAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...11 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........21 21 21 22 22 22 28 28 28 53 53 53
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............42 45 49 56 63 68 71 73 74 74 74 75
RH..............54 48 42 33 29 23 21 20 20 20 21 22
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 2.5 5.0 7.5 9.5 11 12 12 11 11
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
FORECASTER...GESELL
REQUESTED BY...WILL MENNING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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