479  
FXUS45 KTFX 241218  
RECTFX  
 
RECREATION FORECAST FOR CENTRAL MT LAKES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
618 AM MDT WED AUG 24 2022  
 
NOTE: THE EXPERIMENTAL WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF  
THE MID LAKE WATERS AND DOWNWIND SHORES. WAVE HEIGHTS MAY BE  
SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ON UPWIND SHORES.  
 
FORECAST FOR CANYON FERRY RESERVOIR  
   
TODAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT. WAVES AROUND 1 FOOT...LOCALLY UP TO  
2 FEET.    
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE  
OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. WAVES UP TO ONE FOOT.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE 70S. VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. CHANCE  
OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FOOT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. WAVES UP TO ONE FOOT.  
 

 
 
FORECAST FOR UPPER AND LOWER HOLTER RESERVOIR  
   
TODAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.  
HIGHS AROUND 80 . NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. WAVES UP TO ONE FOOT.   
TONIGHT
 
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER  
50S. VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE  
EVENING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT. WAVES UP TO ONE  
FOOT.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 80 . VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. CHANCE  
OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FOOT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FOOT.  
 

 
 
FORECAST FOR HAUSER RESERVOIR AND LAKE HELENA  
   
TODAY
 
MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 80 . VARIABLE  
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. WAVES UP TO ONE  
FOOT.    
TONIGHT
 
SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN  
THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH  
IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
70 PERCENT. WAVES UP TO ONE FOOT.    
THURSDAY
 
PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 80 . VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. CHANCE  
OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FOOT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. WAVES LESS THAN 1 FOOT.  
 

 
 
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