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FNUS75 KTFX 302003
FWSTFX
SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST PIONEERS...USWFS/BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
203 PM MDT MON MAR 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
AFTER SOME LIGHT RAIN WITH A COLD FRONT TODAY, ANOTHER CHANCE OF
RAIN WILL ARRIVE AT THE BURN AREA LATE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS A
MORE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER SYSTEM PUSHES INTO THE AREA. EXPECT RAIN
CHANCES TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY, WITH A 50-60%
CHANCE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THAT INCREASES TO OVER 80% OVERNIGHT.
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY AS
COOLER AIR WORKS INTO THE AREA, WHICH WILL THEN LAST THROUGH THE
DAY ON THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE,
WITH AROUND A 50% CHANCE OF SEEING 2 INCHES OF SNOW AT THE BURN
SITE BY 0600 FRIDAY.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...7 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN IN THE MORNING.
SNOW THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
FORECASTER...LUDWIG
REQUESTED BY...RUSTY BUTLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608591.0/TFX
.DELDT 03/30/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RBUTLER@BLM.GOV, TFX.OPS@NOAA.GOV
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