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Spot Forecast for AB Zone S212 Field Training...Forest Service
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
357 AM MDT Wed May 29 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 MDT on May 29.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
A passing cold front will cause winds to shift westerly and increase
by mid morning, as well as bring scattered showers and cooler than
normal temperatures. However, shower and thunderstorm coverage will
increase in the afternoon on the leading edge of a disturbance, with
strong erratic wind gusts and brief heavy downpours being the main
threats. Overall, the probabilities for measurable rainfall today
into this evening are 80% for greater than 0.25 inches, 50% for
greater than 0.50 inches, and around 10% for greater than 1.00 inches.
Snow levels will lower after the bulk of the precipitation has fallen,
leaving a 50% chance of greater than 0.1 inches of snow and a 10%
chance of greater than 1.00 inches of snow. Showers and thunderstorms
will then decrease overnight as the disturbance moves through the
area, but the winds will remain breezy. A few showers are possible on
the back side of the disturbance on Thursday, as the westerly winds
become gusty once again. Mostly dry and less windy conditions are
forecast for Friday, as temperatures warm back above normal.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers early in the morning, then rain showers
                    and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......100 percent.
Max temperature.....53-58.
Min humidity........61-66 percent.
Surface winds (mph).West winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts to 35 in the
                    afternoon. Erratic wind gusts to 45 mph possible
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Pcpn amount.........0.40 to 0.45 inches.
Snowfall amount.....0.0 inches.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers, thunderstorms and isolated snow
                    showers in the evening.
Chance of pcpn......50 percent.
Min temperature.....28-33.
Max humidity........74-79 percent.
Surface winds (mph).West winds around 15 mph with gusts to around
                    30 mph.
Pcpn amount.........0.05 to 0.10 inches.
Snowfall amount.....Less than 0.5 inches.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Slight chance of
                    snow showers.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Max temperature.....46-51.
Min humidity........30-35 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Windy. West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to
                    around 45 mph.
Pcpn amount.........Less than 0.05 inches.
Snowfall amount.....0.0 inches.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
West winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy with showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 60. West winds
around 10 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Coulston
Requested by...Austin O Dea
Type of request...OTHER
.TAG 2415213.0/TFX
.DELDT 05/29/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL austin.odea@usda.gov, tfx.ops@noaa.gov