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SPOT FORECAST FOR QUEEN GULCH...HIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
648 PM MDT THU JUL 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 MDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
THE MAIN CONCERN THIS EVENING IS A MIX OF DRY AND WET SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER THE FIRE BETWEEN 1900 AND 0200 FRIDAY.
THOUGH, BEST CHANCES FOR STORMS LOOK TO BE BETWEEN 2000-2400. THE
MAIN HAZARD WITH STORMS WILL BE GUSTY, ERRATIC WINDS. DRY
CONDITIONS SETTLE IN FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH VERY WARM
CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITIES WILL BE
POORER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A RIDGE BREAKDOWN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
WILL BRING WINDY, VERY WARM, AND DRY CONDTIONS LEADING TO ELEVATED
TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WITH WIND GUSTS INCREASING TO 30 TO 35
MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 15%.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING. PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP...........LIGHT AND VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE WEST AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (MDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........63 55 72 84 77 74 48 35 26 35 29
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC SCH SCH PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
TSTM COV........SCH SCH
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).20 20 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............71 67 65 63 63 62 62 61 59 59 59
RH..............34 40 44 46 45 46 43 44 46 48 48
20 FT WIND DIR..E N NW N N NE NW W SW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW SW S SE E NE N N NW NW W
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.0 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E NE NW W N N N W W SW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........23 34 19 8 5 13 4 5 3 9 4 5
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
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............57 59 61 63 66 69 71 74 75 76 77 76
RH..............46 44 43 41 37 34 31 30 27 26 24 26
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W SW SW SW SW W SW SE
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 3.0 5.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 9.5 9.5 9.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........LIGHT AND VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN
THE EVENING, SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 10 10 10
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
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............75 75 71 69 67 66 65 65 64 62 62 61
RH..............26 28 33 35 36 35 35 33 33 34 36 36
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE N N N N N N SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE S
RIDGE WIND SPD..0 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...8.0 6.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W N NE N NE N NE E E SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 5 5 5 10 5 10 5 5 5 5
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20
TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........20 20 20 1 1 1 9 9 9 22 22 22
WEATHER COV.....PTY
WEATHER TYPE....SMK
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............60 62 63 66 69 72 75 77 79 81 82 82
RH..............33 32 32 31 28 25 21 18 16 15 14 14
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 15 20 20 20 30 30 30
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.5 6.5 9.0 11 12 13 14 14
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 15 15 20 20 20 25 25
FORECASTER...WILSON
REQUESTED BY...HIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 07/30/26
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