056  
FNUS75 KTFX 111859  
FWSTFX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR AMERICAN...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT  
1259 PM MDT TUE MAR 11 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MARCH 11.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
AS A WEATHER SYSTEM BEGINS TO APPROACH FROM THE WEST, EXPECT A  
MOSTLY CLOUDY DAY WITH BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING  
TO AROUND 20 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WITH  
GUSTY WINDS AND A WELL MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER, EXPECT MIXING TO BE  
EFFICIENT TOMORROW.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO  
SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........78 78 73 72 76 76 80 73 80 84 85 80  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............33 34 34 36 41 46 48 53 55 55 57 55  
RH..............70 66 63 61 52 45 41 37 35 33 33 34  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 5.0 5.0 4.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE E E SE S S S S S SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 20 25 20  
 

 
FORECASTER...LUDWIG  
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW GINGERY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2505942.0/TFX  
.DELDT 03/11/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MATTHEW.GINGERY@USDA.GOV, TFX.OPS@NOAA.GOV  
 
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