Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
279 FNUS75 KTFX 101920 FWSTFX Spot Forecast for Eitten Ridge Rx...USFS National Weather Service Great Falls MT 120 PM MDT Fri May 10 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MDT on May 11. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... An upper level ridge will be in place across the region this weekend, allowing for largely benign conditions. A barely mentionable chance for a shower will be around Saturday afternoon and evening, with a slightly better chance for a shower or thunderstorm around Sunday afternoon. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Slight chance of showers in the afternoon. CWR.................Less than 5 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....68-73. Min humidity........21-26 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......West winds around 10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent). Slight chance of showers overnight. CWR.................Less than 5 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....43-48. Max humidity........61-66 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......West winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest overnight. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent) then becoming partly sunny (50-60 percent). Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................2. Max temperature.....69-74. Min humidity........27-32 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......West winds around 10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. $$ Forecaster...McDowell Requested by...Kyle Marquardt Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2413702.0/TFX .DELDT 05/10/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL kyle.marquardt@usda.gov, tfx.ops@noaa.gov