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Spot Forecast for Bullsweats 5...USFS
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
522 PM MDT Thu Apr 18 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1705 MDT on April 18.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

North to northeast winds continue this evening through tomorrow with
wind speeds between 10 mph and 15 mph. Temperatures continue to
be below average, with overnight lows in the teens and tomorrow`s
high temperature between 34 and 39 degrees. There is potential for
a passing snow shower this evening, otherwise conditions remain
dry into Friday.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Isolated snow
                    showers.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....36-41.
Min humidity........29-34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......North winds around 15 mph.
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Slight chance of
                    snow in the evening.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....15-20.
Max humidity........59-64 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph.
Haines Index........

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....34-39.
Min humidity........31-36 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

$$
Forecaster...Webb
Requested by...Lewis Tafelmeyer
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411363.0/TFX
.DELDT 04/18/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL lewis.tafelmeyer@usda.gov, tfx.ops@noaa.gov