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FNUS75 KTFX 181504
FWSTFX
SPOT FORECAST FOR RECOVERY...CASCADE COUNTY SHERIFF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
804 AM MST WED DEC 18 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 MST ON DECEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT
DISCUSSION
A STRONG DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVER NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA THIS
AFTERNOON, BRINGING A PERIOD OF VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE INCIDENT
AREA. LATEST WIND GUST PROBABILITIES SUPPORT A 55% CHANCE FOR
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH FROM THE LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY
EVENING HOURS TONIGHT, WITH A 20% CHANCE FOR GUSTS TO EXCEED 70
MPH OVER THIS TIMEFRAME. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH OVERALL
DRY CONDITIONS FROM FALL THROUGH EARLY WINTER MAY CONTRIBUTE TO
BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL
CLIMB TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL GIVEN THE DOWNSLOPING WINDS, BUT FALL
CLOSER TO NORMAL ON THURSDAY AMONGST LIGHTER WINDS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
LATE IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).VERY WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING
TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
45 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO
WEST 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
VISIBILITY..........10.
TIME (MST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........95 81 65 46 43 40 43 40 47 47
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 10 10
CHC OF LTNG (%).M M M M M M M M M M
TEMP............23 26 31 37 45 47 47 47 45 43
RH..............86 89 83 71 59 54 51 52 53 54
SURFACE WND DIR.SE S S S SW SW W W W W
SURFACE WND SPD.15 20 20 25 30 35 40 40 40 35
SURFACE WND GST.25 30 30 35 45 55 60 65 60 60
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WINDY. WEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 55 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
VISIBILITY..........10.
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........25 21 22 27 9 14 20 17 19 28 27 24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF LTNG (%).M M M M M M M M M M M M
TEMP............39 33 32 30 28 26 26 25 24 24 24 22
RH..............57 58 58 60 60 61 61 61 63 63 61 64
SURFACE WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W NW NW
SURFACE WND SPD.35 35 30 30 30 20 20 20 15 15 15 5
SURFACE WND GST.55 55 45 45 45 35 35 35 35 30 30 15
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE MORNING.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
VISIBILITY..........10 IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........18 25 29 27 30 33 33 33 33 33 33 49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF LTNG (%).M M M M M M M M M M M M
TEMP............21 20 18 22 25 29 35 38 38 37 34 31
RH..............68 68 71 69 65 59 53 47 44 47 52 57
SURFACE WND DIR.NW W SW SW S S S S SE SE SE SE
SURFACE WND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
SURFACE WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
FORECASTER...MOLDAN
REQUESTED BY...CASCADE COUNTY
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2428687.0/TFX
.DELDT 12/18/24
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ACREECH@CASCADECOUNTYMT.GOV, TFX.OPS@NOAA.GOV
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