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FNUS75 KTFX 100023
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SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVER BOTTOM...BLACKFEET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
623 PM MDT SUN MAR 9 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 MDT ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MDT MONDAY
DISCUSSION
VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE EVENING AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON
MONDAY, WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN SPEEDS AND SUBSEQUENT GUSTS
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL CROSS THE INCIDENT AREA BETWEEN
0600 AND 1200 LOCAL TIME ON MONDAY. THIS COLD FRONT WILL BRING AN
ABRUPT WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE WINDS
BACK TO THE WEST ONCE AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOONS ON MONDAY.
MOISTURE RECOVERY OVERNIGHT WILL BE POOR DUE TO THE STRONG
DOWNSLOPING WINDS. WHILE A PASSING RAIN/SNOW SHOWER CAN'T BE
RULED OUT DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, WETTING PRECIPITATION IS NOT
EXPECTED ACROSS THE INCIDENT AREA WITH PROBABILITIES FOR 0.10" OF
MOISTURE THROUGH SUNRISE ON MONDAY BEING A 10% CHANCE.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SNOW LIKELY AND
CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...MISSING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......VERY WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........39 33 32 26 53 69
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RAIN SNOW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 20 20 20
CHC OF THDR (%).M M M M M M
TEMP............53 48 47 46 43 40
RH..............34 41 45 50 58 64
20 FT WIND......SW 45 SW 45 SW 40 SW 40 W 35 W 35
20 FT WIND GUST.70 65 65 65 60 55
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE
IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...MISSING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDY. WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 60 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........65 67 43 50 58 53
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).M M M M M M
TEMP............37 36 37 38 41 41
RH..............64 60 54 49 43 39
20 FT WIND......W 35 W 30 NW 30 W 25 W 25 W 25
20 FT WIND GUST.60 55 45 35 35 40
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...MISSING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH
AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........59 59 63 72 72 73
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).M M M M M M
TEMP............39 35 33 33 32 31
RH..............40 45 51 53 54 56
20 FT WIND......W 20 W 20 W 15 SW 15 SW 15 SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.35 35 25 20 20 20
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...MISSING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......BREEZY. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO
AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........68 68 78 68 68 76
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).M M M M M M
TEMP............31 32 36 42 45 45
RH..............57 55 48 39 38 40
20 FT WIND......W 15 W 15 W 15 W 25 W 25 W 25
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 35 35 35
FORECASTER...MOLDAN
REQUESTED BY...SHELDON BREWER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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