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FNUS75 KTFX 302354
FWSTFX
SPOT FORECAST FOR TANA FIRE...MT-BFA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
454 PM MST FRI JAN 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 MST ON JANUARY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
GUSTY WESTERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT, LOOKING TO PEAK BETWEEN 8 PM AND 12 AM THIS EVENING.
THEREAFTER WINDS DIMINISH SOMEWHAT HEADING INTO SATURDAY, THOUGH
REMAIN PERSISTENT. WHILE A ROGUE SHOWER CANNOT BE COMPLETELY
RULED OUT, THE PROBABILITY FOR ANY PRECIPITATION THIS EVENING IS
LESS THAN 5%.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......BREEZY. WEST WINDS AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 45 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 75 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 35 MPH.
TIME (MST) 5PM
SKY (%).........89
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0
CHC OF THDR (%).0
TEMP............49
RH..............48
20 FT WIND DIR..W
20 FT WIND SPD..30
20 FT WIND GUST.45
RIDGE WIND DIR..W
RIDGE WIND SPD..75
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W
TRANSP WIND SPD.35
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDY. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45
MPH INCREASING TO 55 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP...........WEST 65 TO 70 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND
DECREASING TO 45 MPH LATE OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 35 MPH
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........86 78 87 64 60 57 55 41 32 20 11 15
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............48 46 46 45 45 44 42 42 42 40 43 42
RH..............52 57 57 58 58 58 60 60 61 58 58 58
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..25 25 30 30 35 35 35 30 30 30 30 30
20 FT WIND GUST.40 45 50 50 55 55 55 50 50 45 45 45
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW
RIDGE WIND SPD..70 65 60 60 65 65 70 65 60 55 45 35
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.SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 25 30 30 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH LATE IN THE EARLY
AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 20
MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........17 14 19 12 10 9 15 15 30 42 39 35
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............42 42 41 43 46 47 49 50 50 51 49 47
RH..............59 59 61 56 50 45 40 37 37 37 40 48
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..30 25 25 25 25 30 30 25 25 20 20 15
20 FT WIND GUST.45 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 35 35 30 25
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..25 20 15 15 20 25 20 15 15 15 15 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.30 30 25 25 30 30 30 30 25 25 25 15
FORECASTER...MCDOWELL
REQUESTED BY...MERI GOBERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2601417.0/TFX
.DELDT 01/30/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL M.GOBERT@BLACKFEETNATION.COM, TFX.OPS@NOAA.GOV
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