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Spot Forecast for Bullsweats Unit 5...USFS
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
522 AM MDT Sat Apr 20 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 MDT on April 20.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

...Windy conditions on Sunday afternoon...

.DISCUSSION...
Quiet day today. Wind speeds should be lighter than Friday,
with less gusts. On Sunday, it will become windy by the
afternoon, as the wind direction shifts around to the west.
Seasonable temperatures expected early next week. Not
much precipitation chances until later next week.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Near 50.
Min humidity........Near 20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......East winds around 5 mph this morning.
                    Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph this afternoon.
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 5 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....25-30.
Max humidity........Near 65 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Downslope winds 3 to 6 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....53-58.
Min humidity........20-25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......South winds around 10 mph shifting to the west
                    15 to 20 mph, with gusts near 30 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

$$
Forecaster...Brusda
Requested by...Will Menning
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411395.0/TFX
.DELDT 04/20/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL william.menning@usda.gov