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SPOT FORECAST FOR CROW CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
518 AM MST FRI MAR 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
UNSETTLED NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL HELP TO SUPPORT MOUNTAIN SNOW
SHOWERS ACROSS CENTRAL MONTANA THROUGH 0700-1000 THIS MORNING,
WITH CLEARING SKIES FROM WEST EAST THEREAFTER. UPPER LEVEL FLOW
WILL THEN BEGIN TO BACK TO THE WEST THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY,
WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON
SATURDAY. WINDS STRENGTHEN FURTHER FOR THE DAY ON SUNDAY, WITH
A 95% CHANCE OF WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH AND AN 80% CHANCE
THAT GUSTS EXCEED 60 MPH.
DISCUSSION
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15
TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........26 22 20 22 25 23 27 34 34 35 31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............27 29 32 33 34 35 37 37 38 38 38
RH..............68 67 61 57 52 48 45 45 45 45 45
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 25 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 2.0 3.5 3.5 4.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.5 3.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 20 15 15 15
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........29 34 29 25 24 21 33 31 30 37 38 70
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
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............35 33 31 30 30 30 29 29 29 29 30 31
RH..............52 57 57 59 62 64 62 63 63 61 64 67
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW W W W SW W W W SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........70 70 82 82 82 74 74 74 64 64 64 60
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............32 33 36 38 40 43 45 47 49 49 49 49
RH..............66 66 63 61 56 51 48 48 48 48 48 50
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 25 25 25 30 30 30 30
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
FORECASTER...MOLDAN
REQUESTED BY...PHIL KNAUB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/06/26
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