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FNUS75 KTFX 201315
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SPOT FORECAST FOR PANAMA...STATE/LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
715 AM MDT FRI MAR 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 MDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..WARM MARCH TEMPERATURES AND WINDY TODAY
DISCUSSION
ANOTHER WARM MARCH AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED, ALONG WITH WINDY
CONDITIONS. WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS.
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. IT WILL BE A
BIT COOLER ON SATURDAY, BUT EXPECT A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH
TOWARDS SAT EVENING, AS COOLER AIR MOVES IN. ANY PRECIPITATION
SAT/SUN WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING
TO WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP...........WEST 40 TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 35
TO 40 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........47 41 34 27 19 21 22 23 29 35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............52 56 64 69 71 74 75 75 75 74
RH..............28 26 25 18 17 14 12 11 11 12
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 20 25 30 30 30 30 30 30
20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 30 40 50 50 45 45 45 45
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..45 45 45 45 40 40 40 40 40 40
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 2.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 4.5 5.0 5.0 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 25 30 35 40 40 40 35 35
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 45 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 40 TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
SHIFTING TO THE WEST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........42 44 47 49 50 52 53 47 50 50 50 50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............74 70 65 63 61 57 55 54 52 51 50 50
RH..............14 18 23 28 30 33 35 36 37 38 37 39
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..25 25 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.45 35 30 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 20 20
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..40 40 45 45 45 45 45 45 40 40 40 40
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W SW SW W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.30 25 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN EARLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........WEST 25 TO 35 MPH. WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST,
MOST LIKELY AFTER 4 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........39 39 39 45 45 45 60 60 60 67 67 67
WEATHER COV..... SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
TEMP............49 49 50 52 56 61 64 66 66 64 62 59
RH..............40 42 42 41 36 30 25 23 23 25 29 35
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 15 15 20 25 25 30 30 30
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 25 30 35 40 45 45 45 45
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..35 35 30 30 30 25 25 30 35 35 35 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 2.5 5.5 7.5 7.5 7.0 6.0 5.5 5.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 15 20 25 30 35 40 40 40
FORECASTER...HOENISCH
REQUESTED BY...ALEX GOOSMANN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2606590.1/TFX
.DELDT 03/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MTHDC@FIRENET.GOV
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