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FNUS75 KTFX 011101
FWSTFX
SPOT FORECAST FOR KELLY GULCH RX...HIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
501 AM MDT THU OCT 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
NOTE...NWS IMET ON SCENE MIGHT ADJUST THIS FORECAST LATER THIS
MORNING IF NEEDED.
DISCUSSION
EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUD SKIES TODAY, WITH MID/HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. I AM THINKING ALL LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE
TO YOUR NORTH, BUT IF IT DOES RAIN, IT SHOULD MOSTLY BE A
SPRINKLE/VERY LIGHT RAIN SHOWER TODAY. IT WILL BE COOL TODAY, BUT
WARMER/A BIT WINDY TOMORROW. MONDAY IS LOOKING TO BE THE
WARMEST/LOW HUMIDITY/WINDY DAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING UPSLOPE THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........59 78 73 64 60 60 59 63 76 77 77 66
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 43 44 48 53 57 60 62 65 66 66 64
RH..............90 90 90 81 73 65 57 54 48 44 44 44
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N SW SW SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.0 3.0 3.5 3.5 4.0 4.0 3.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E SE SW SW SW SW W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........58 63 61 60 78 69 49 56 70 58 73 60
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............65 61 58 53 52 51 49 48 48 47 46 46
RH..............46 55 59 60 62 64 68 70 72 74 76 78
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N NE E E E E E E SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W N E E E SE SE SE SE SE E SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE WEST 15 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........71 71 71 61 61 61 31 31 31 26 26 26
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............46 44 47 51 59 63 67 68 69 71 72 71
RH..............81 81 80 70 60 51 44 41 34 31 28 31
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SW SW SW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 4.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 6.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE S SW W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 10 5 5 5 10 10 15 20 20 20 15
FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...MARQUARDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 10/01/26
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