730
FNUS75 KTFX 221838
FWSTFX
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP ROTARY PILES RX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1238 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PEAK IN THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE
SLOWLY DIMINISHING LATER IN THE DAY. LIGHTER WINDS AND CONTINUED
PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SNOW EARLY IN
THE MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................100 PERCENT DECREASING TO 50 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MIN HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........98 93 90 91 86 78 83 90 88 76
WEATHER COV.....DEF LKY LKY CHC CHC LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............80 80 80 80 50 50 50 50 50 50
CHC OF THDR (%).10 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............25 26 28 27 28 28 29 29 30 30
RH..............85 82 79 77 73 72 71 71 69 69
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.35 35 35 35 35 35 30 30 30 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.5 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 5.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.30 30 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW
IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-22.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 20
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........88 88 88 77 77 77 78 78 78 88 88 88
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 0 0 0 10 10 10 0 0 0
TEMP............31 29 27 25 24 23 23 22 22 21 21 20
RH..............67 66 68 72 74 76 77 78 79 80 81 82
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.5 4.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 20 15 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 20 20
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 30
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........86 86 86 87 87 87 88 88 88 88 88 88
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 0 0 0
TEMP............19 20 20 21 23 25 27 28 29 30 30 29
RH..............82 81 78 75 71 67 64 61 60 59 59 59
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 25 25 25 20 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.5 3.5 4.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
FORECASTER...GREELY
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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