937  
FNUS75 KTFX 142124  
FWSTFX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODCHOPPER PILES...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
224 PM MST FRI NOV 14 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON NOVEMBER 17.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A 50% CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE BURN  
AREA MONDAY AND A 40% CHANCE ON TUESDAY. FALLING SNOW LEVELS  
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY WILL TRANSITION RAIN TO LIGHT SNOW/A  
RAIN AND SNOW MIX. THERE IS ABOUT A 50% CHANCE FOR 0.10" OF  
PRECIPITATION MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AND A 20% CHANCE FOR AN INCH  
OF SNOW IN THE LITTLE BELTS. TEMPERATURES RETURN TO MORE  
SEASONABLE NEXT WEEK, AND WINDS REMAIN LIGHT.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.  
MIN HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 
TIME (MST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........77 74 74 74 72 72 72 74  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............43 45 47 48 48 47 45 43  
RH..............74 70 69 68 69 70 71 73  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 15 15 15 10 10 10 10  
   
MONDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE  
IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.  
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........74 74 68 68 68 70 70 70 73 73 73 72  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RS RS RS RS  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............42 40 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 38 38 37  
RH..............74 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 75 75 75  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW  
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 15 15 15 10 10 10 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 SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 10  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN.  
CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.  
MIN HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........72 72 67 67 67 64 64 64 61 61 61 62  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RS RS RS RS RS RS RS RS RS RS RS SN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............36 36 36 38 40 41 42 42 42 41 40 39  
RH..............77 80 81 78 72 68 66 66 67 68 70 72  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW  
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 15 15 15 15 15 15 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 3.5 2.5 2.0 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W SW SW SW W W W W SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 10  
 
 
FORECASTER...WILSON  
REQUESTED BY...KYLE MARQUARDT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2525947.0/TFX  
.DELDT 11/14/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KYLE.MARQUARDT@USDA.GOV, TFX.OPS@NOAA.GOV  
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