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SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOWLARK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
944 PM MDT SUN MAR 9 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2200 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
0700 AND 1300 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 AFTERNOON ON MONDAY.
MOISTURE RECOVERY OVERNIGHT WILL BE POOR DUE TO THE STRONG
DOWNSLOPING WINDS. WHILE PASSING RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS CAN'T BE
RULED OUT THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY, WETTING
PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE INCIDENT AREA WITH
PROBABILITIES FOR 0.10" OF MOISTURE THROUGH NOON ON MONDAY BEING
A 15% CHANCE.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 3 AM.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 50 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........41 38 39 37 42 48 51 55
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............55 55 54 54 52 52 49 48
RH..............31 32 32 33 33 35 34 37
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW SW SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..30 30 35 30 30 30 30 30
20 FT WIND GUST.45 45 50 50 45 45 45 45
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDY. WEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 55 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........60 60 59 41 53 64 69 77 83 78 89 91
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RN SN SN SN RN SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............48 45 45 46 46 46 46 45 45 44 44 43
RH..............40 38 40 38 42 36 29 30 29 29 28 29
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W NW W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..30 30 35 35 35 35 30 30 25 20 20 15
20 FT WIND GUST.45 45 50 55 55 50 45 45 45 35 35 30
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........89 89 89 80 80 80 71 71 71 66 66 66
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 40 37 36 35 34 33 33 33 33 33 33
RH..............30 34 39 40 44 47 49 50 49 49 51 52
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO
AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........70 70 70 71 71 71 74 74 74 69 69 69
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............34 35 37 39 42 45 48 50 51 52 52 51
RH..............53 52 50 47 43 39 35 33 32 32 32 33
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 15 15 15 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 25 25 25 30 30 30
FORECASTER...MOLDAN
REQUESTED BY...ANTHONY EMACIO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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