Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
320 FNUS75 KTFX 061836 FWSTFX Spot Forecast for Camp Rotary Pile...USFS National Weather Service Great Falls MT 1236 PM MDT Mon May 6 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1300 MDT on May 06. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... .DISCUSSION... A strong spring storm will bring strong winds and heavy snow to Little Belts through the middle of the work week, with snow coverage and intensity increasing through the day on Tuesday. Heavy snow is then expected during the evening and overnight hours on Tuesday, with the heavy snow persisting into the afternoon hours on Wednesday before gradually decreasing in intensity. Snowfall accumulations of 1 to 2 feet are expected at incident area, with even a 20% chance that snowfall exceeds 3 feet. Wind gusts in excess of 45 mph have a 35% chance of occurring through the remainder of the day today (Monday), with a 65% chance of these gusts occurring on Tuesday. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Slight chance of rain. CWR.................5 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....42-47. Min humidity........50-55 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Windy. West winds 15 to 25 mph. Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 35 mph. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Slight chance of rain in the evening. Slight chance of snow through the night. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....29-34. Max humidity........64-69 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Windy. West winds 25 to 30 mph. Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 30 mph. Haines Index........ .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Patchy blowing snow in the morning. Snow likely through the day. CWR.................70 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....36-41. Min humidity........54-59 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Windy. West winds 25 to 30 mph. Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 40 mph. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. $$ Forecaster...Moldan Requested by...Joe Hanson Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2413273.0/TFX .DELDT 05/06/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL robert.j.hanson@usda.gov, tfx.ops@noaa.gov