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SPOT FORECAST FOR QUEEN GULCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
557 PM MDT SUN AUG 2 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING BEFORE
TAPERING OFF THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL
BE AROUND 10 DEGREES COOLER COMPARED TO SUNDAY WITH SLIGHTLY BETTER
RH VALUES COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS DAYS. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL
STILL BE PRESENT BUT SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS
TWO DAYS.
WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS START TO RETURN TO THE REGION BY
WEDNESDAY AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE IN
THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SMOKE
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 45 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15
MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........75 72 43 34 36 34 35 35 35 35 35 35
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............45 44 44 43 45 47 49 52 54 55 56 56
RH..............41 43 46 50 47 43 39 38 34 32 30 30
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..30 25 25 20 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.45 40 40 30 25 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 15 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.5 7.0 7.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NW NW NW NW NW W NW W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.30 25 25 20 15 15 10 10 10 10 15 15
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SMOKE EARLY IN
THE EVENING, THEN AREAS OF SMOKE EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 34 34 34
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
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............56 55 53 51 48 47 46 45 44 42 42 42
RH..............31 32 33 40 46 49 52 50 51 53 53 53
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.5 5.0 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW N N NE N N N NE NE NE E
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 0 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10
TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........34 34 34 9 9 9 7 7 7 10 10 10
WEATHER COV.....ARS
WEATHER TYPE....SMK
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 42 44 46 49 52 55 57 59 60 61 61
RH..............52 48 45 43 40 37 34 32 30 29 27 27
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E E NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E E E NE NE N N NE NE NE
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.5 2.5 3.5 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 9.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.E NE NE E E S S SW W NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 15 15
FORECASTER...GLINSKAS
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL TUFFELMIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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