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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK EAGLE DAM...CASCADE COUNTY EMERGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
337 PM MST WED DEC 18 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 MST ON DECEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT
A FAST MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM AND ATTENDANT COLD FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO THE BLACK EAGLE DAM AREA
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST AND MOST PERSISTENT WINDS
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 1900 LOCAL TIME BEFORE SLOWLY TAPERING OFF
THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. EXPECT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45
MPH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON, WITH GUSTS GENERALLY IN
45 TO 60 MPH RANGE. THERE IS STILL AROUND A 15% CHANCE GUSTS CAN
EXCEED 70 MPH, PARTICULARLY DURING ANY SHOWERS. LITTLE TO NO
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS SHOWER ACTIVITY, BUT THEY MAY
TRANSFER STRONGER WINDS FROM THE UPPER LEVELS TO THE SURFACE. ALSO
THE WEST SOUTHWEST WIND DIRECTION WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY
HEADING TOWARDS THE EVENING HOURS.
DISCUSSION
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). PATCHY BLOWING
DUST. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).VERY WINDY. WESTERLY WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 60 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
VISIBILITY..........10.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WINDY. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 50 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
VISIBILITY..........10.
FORECASTER...GREELY
REQUESTED BY...JOE ZAHARA
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2428753.0/TFX
.DELDT 12/18/24
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JZAHARA@CASCADECOUNTYMT.GOV, TFX.OPS@NOAA.GOV
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