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SPOT FORECAST FOR ARROWLEAF...MT DNRC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
528 AM MDT THU MAR 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
THE PRIMARY CONCERN WILL CONTINUE TO BE PERIODS OF STRONG, GUSTY
WINDS AND TEMPERATURES TRENDING TOWARDS UNSEASONABLY MILD LEVELS
THROUGH SATURDAY. TODAY'S WINDS WILL BE EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG WITH
ROUTINE GUSTS OVER 75 MPH. A PACIFIC TROUGH AND COLD FRONT WILL
BRING MORE SCATTERED SHOWER ACTIVITY ON SATURDAY FOLLOWED BY A
SLIGHT COOL DOWN.
DISCUSSION
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......VERY WINDY. WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS
70 TO 80 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 55 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP
TO 60 MPH DECREASING TO 45 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 30 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 45 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 35 TO 45
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 45 MPH.
OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY MARCH 26 THROUGH WEDNESDAY APRIL 01
ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND NEAR AVERAGE PRECIPITATION IS
FAVORED HEADING TOWARDS THE END OF MARCH.
FORECASTER...GREELY
REQUESTED BY...BOB CULBRETH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605663.5/TFX
.DELDT 03/19/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BOB.CULBRETH@MT.GOV, TFX.OPS@NOAA.GOV
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