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FNUS75 KTFX 071227
FWSTFX
SPOT FORECAST FOR BENCHMARK 1A 1B...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
527 AM MST SAT FEB 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST ON FEBRUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT
FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM MST SUNDAY...
DISCUSSION
WINDS WILL BE STRONGER TODAY, ESPECIALLY AT RIDGE TOPS BY LATE
AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE MILD TODAY AND
SUNDAY, BEFORE TURNING COOLER STARTING MONDAY. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH
FOR PRECIPITATION SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MON, WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING
SUN NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES LOOKS LIKELY BY MON
AFTERNOON IN THE BURN AREA.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........27 10 6 13 15 30 44 50 69 54
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............34 35 38 43 44 45 48 52 52 46
RH..............58 54 52 46 45 43 43 46 48 50
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 25 25 30 30 30 30 30
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.5 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.0 3.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 20 25 30 30 35 35 25 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW AFTER 3 AM.
CWR.................5 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 30 MPH.
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........32 43 42 42 42 36 40 51 55 56 56 70
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RS RS RS
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 30
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 39 39 38 39 39 38 38 37 37 37 36
RH..............56 58 58 61 62 64 66 70 70 71 74 76
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 25 25 30 30 30 30 25 25 30 25 25
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE FOR
A RAIN OR SNOW SHOWER.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15
TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........70 70 70 70 70 91 91 91 91 91 91 100
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RS RS SN SN SN RS RS RS RS RS
TSTM COV........
CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 80
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............37 37 37 38 40 41 42 43 44 43 42 40
RH..............77 77 76 75 73 69 67 65 65 67 69 73
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 20 20 25 25 25 20 20 20 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 20 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 25 20 15
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY
COLDER. SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S.
FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...NOELLE ZINN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601598.4/TFX
.DELDT 02/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NOELLE.ZINN@USDA.GOV
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