930
FNUS75 KTFX 011105
FWSTFX
SPOT FORECAST FOR WAKINA SKY RX...USDA USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
505 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 (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 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 (%).........61 64 56 63 66 67 58 58 69 57 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............43 43 43 46 49 52 54 57 60 61 63 63
RH..............97 97 97 87 71 70 66 61 56 51 50 50
20 FT WIND DIR..SW N N W N N NE NE NE NE N N
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.0 2.5 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W SW N NW W W NW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH, THEN BECOMING
DOWNSLOPE DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........50 51 60 53 58 50 55 54 66 68 57 57
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............62 60 57 55 53 52 52 51 50 50 49 48
RH..............51 56 63 64 66 66 68 67 69 69 71 71
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 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.N NE E S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 5
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 15 TO
20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........64 64 64 55 55 55 27 27 27 23 23 23
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............48 47 48 52 57 60 63 67 71 72 72 73
RH..............72 72 71 64 59 54 47 42 36 32 32 33
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S S W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 15 20 15 20 20 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 7.5 7.5 8.0 6.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 10 15 15 20 25 20 15
FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW SAGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622708.2/TFX
.DELDT 10/01/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL PHILIP.QUIGLEY@USDA.GOV,MATTHEW.SAGAN@USDA.GOV,STEPHEN.BODNAR@NOAA.GOV
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page