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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for North-Central Montana
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
236 AM MDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...Strong westerly winds today shift northerly for tonight
and Wednesday...
...Turning colder with snow tonight through Wednesday...

.DISCUSSION...
Westerly winds will be strong today ahead of a Canadian weather
system with afternoon humidity of 25 to 35 percent at lower
elevations. The associated cold front will then shift winds more
northerly tonight and spread rain and snow over the area, changing
to all snow after midnight. Snow will continue through the day on
Wednesday then decrease Thursday into Friday as temperatures remain
on the cold side, with a drying and warming trend for the weekend.
-Coulston


MTZ112-162245-
Eastern Glacier/Toole/Central/Eastern Pondera/Liberty-
236 AM MDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Chance of snow and slight
  chance of rain in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......42-52...35-43 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......19 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........29-39 percent...38-48 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......10 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Very windy. West winds 30 to 35 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. West winds 30 to 35 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................10 percent.
* High Level Haines.....3 very low.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the
  evening. Snow likely through the night. Patchy blowing snow
  after midnight.
* Min Temperature.......23-28.
   24 hr trend......13 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........75-83 percent.
   24 hr trend......22 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Very windy. Northwest winds 30 to 35 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. Northwest winds around 30 mph
increasing to around 40 mph after midnight.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................20 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow through
  the day. Chance of snow in the morning. Slight chance of snow in
  the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......31-39...25-30 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......11 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........45-55 percent...54-62 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......8 percent up...14 percent up higher elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Very windy. Northwest winds 35 to 40 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. Northwest winds 35 to 40 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................10 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.THURSDAY...Very windy. Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow.
Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds
around 35 mph.
.FRIDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 18. Highs in the
lower 30s. North winds around 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Not as cool. Partly cloudy. Lows around 19. Highs in
the upper 40s. East winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows in the upper
20s. Highs in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid
50s.

$$

MTZ113-162245-
Hill and Blaine Counties-
236 AM MDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.......51-58.
   24 hr trend......19 degrees down...12 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Min Humidity..........24-32 percent.
   24 hr trend......4 percent up...5 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 25 to 30 mph.
     Ridges.............Windy. West winds 25 to 30 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................0 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level
  haines 5 moderate (Below 3000 feet).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
  Slight chance of rain and snow in the evening. Chance of snow and
  slight chance of rain after midnight.
* Min Temperature.......27-32.
   24 hr trend......13 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........75-83 percent.
   24 hr trend......10 percent up...2 percent up higher elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Very windy. Northwest winds around 35 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. Northwest winds around 35 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................0 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow.
* Max Temperature.......36-41...28-33 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......14 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........44-54 percent...60-67 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......19 percent up...37 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Very windy. Northwest winds around 35 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. Northwest winds 30 to 35 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................10 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level
  haines 4 low (Below 3000 feet).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.THURSDAY...Very windy. Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow.
Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
around 35 mph.
.FRIDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. Lows
around 20. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds around 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Not as cool. Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
Highs in the upper 40s. East winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid
50s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
50s.

$$

MTZ114-162245-
Lewis and Clark National Forest Rocky Mountain District-
Rocky Mountain Front-
236 AM MDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Slight chance of snow in the
  afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......43-52...30-40 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......18 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........26-36 percent...42-52 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......Unchanged.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 25 to 35 mph.
     Ridges.............Windy. West winds 25 to 35 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................0 percent.
* High Level Haines.....3 very low.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the
  evening, then snow likely after midnight. Patchy blowing snow
  after midnight.
* Min Temperature.......23-28...15-22 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........73-83 percent.
   24 hr trend......16 percent up...5 percent up higher elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. Northwest winds around 25 mph.
     Ridges.............Windy. Northwest winds around 25 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................40 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Snow in
  the morning, then chance of snow in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......32-38...23-30 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......13 degrees down...8 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Min Humidity..........42-52 percent...55-65 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......15 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. North winds 25 to 30 mph.
     Ridges.............Windy. North winds 25 to 30 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................10 percent.
* High Level Haines.....3 very low.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows around 19. Highs
in the mid 30s. North winds 20 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows around 16. Highs in
the lower 30s. North winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Not as cool. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow.
Lows around 18. Highs in the mid 40s. East winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of snow and slight chance of
rain. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around 50.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow. Lows in
the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 50s.

$$

MTZ115-162245-
Chouteau and Fergus Counties-
236 AM MDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.......53-58...47-53 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......15 degrees down...4 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Min Humidity..........24-30 percent.
   24 hr trend......2 percent up...16 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 25 to 30 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. West winds around 35 mph
decreasing to around 25 mph in the afternoon.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................0 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level
  haines 5 moderate (Below 3000 feet).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow after
  midnight.
* Min Temperature.......28-33...22-27 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......14 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........73-83 percent.
   24 hr trend......18 percent up...10 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Very windy. Northwest winds 30 to 35 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. Northwest winds 30 to 35 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................10 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow in the
  morning. Chance of snow through the day.
* Max Temperature.......35-41...28-35 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......16 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........44-54 percent...55-65 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......22 percent up...31 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Very windy. Northwest winds 30 to 35 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. Northwest winds 30 to 35 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................10 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level
  haines 4 low (Below 3000 feet).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.THURSDAY...Very windy. Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow.
Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
around 35 mph.
.FRIDAY...Windy. Partly cloudy. Lows around 20. Highs in the mid
30s. Northwest winds around 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Not as cool. Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
Highs in the upper 40s. East winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows around 30.
Highs in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
50s.

$$

MTZ116-162245-
Lincoln Ranger District of the Helena National Forest-
236 AM MDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of snow in the
  afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......44-49...35-45 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......13 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........31-38 percent...37-47 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......6 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 25 to 35 mph.
     Ridges.............Windy. West winds 25 to 35 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................0 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow in the
  evening, then snow likely after midnight.
* Min Temperature.......19-25.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........76-86 percent.
   24 hr trend......5 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...West winds 15 to 20 mph.
     Ridges.............Windy. West winds around 30 mph becoming
northwest 20 to 25 mph after midnight.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................30 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Snow in the morning, then
  snow likely in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......27-36.
   24 hr trend......10 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........52-62 percent.
   24 hr trend......8 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...North winds 15 to 20 mph.
     Ridges.............North winds 15 to 20 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................20 percent.
* High Level Haines.....3 very low.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows around 17. Highs
in the lower 30s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. Lows around 17.
Highs around 30. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Not as cool. Partly cloudy. Lows around 18. Highs in
the mid 40s. East winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of snow and slight chance of
rain. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow. Lows in
the upper 20s. Highs around 50.

$$

MTZ117-162245-
Central and Eastern Lewis and Clark National Forest Areas-
236 AM MDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.......48-54...40-50 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......8 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........30-40 percent.
   24 hr trend......25 percent down...11 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 25 to 30 mph.
     Ridges.............Windy. West winds 25 to 30 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................0 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow through
  the night. Slight chance of snow in the evening. Snow after
  midnight.
* Min Temperature.......24-29...18-25 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......8 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........75-85 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent up...unchanged higher elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
     Ridges.............Windy. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................40 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow through
  the day. Snow in the morning. Chance of snow in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......31-39...23-32 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......16 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........46-56 percent...56-66 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......29 percent up...9 percent up higher elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph.
     Ridges.............Windy. Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................20 percent.
* High Level Haines.....3 very low.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.THURSDAY...Very windy. Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow in the
evening. Chance of snow. Lows around 19. Highs in the mid 30s.
Northwest winds around 35 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. Lows around 16.
Highs in the lower 30s. North winds 20 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Not as cool. Partly cloudy. Lows around 17. Highs in
the mid 40s. East winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of snow and slight chance of
rain. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow. Lows in
the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 50s.

$$

MTZ118-162245-
Helena and Townsend Ranger Districts of the Helena National
Forest-
236 AM MDT Tue Apr 16 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of rain and
  snow in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......48-57...39-48 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees down...9 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Min Humidity..........30-40 percent.
   24 hr trend......7 percent up...8 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 25 to 30 mph.
     Ridges.............Windy. West winds 25 to 30 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................0 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow in the
  evening. Chance of rain and snow in the evening. Snow after
  midnight.
* Min Temperature.......25-30...18-25 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........74-84 percent.
   24 hr trend......8 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
     Ridges.............Windy. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................30 percent.

.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow through
  the day. Snow in the morning. Chance of snow in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......33-40...24-33 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......16 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........46-56 percent.
   24 hr trend......4 percent up...19 percent up higher elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. North winds around 25 mph.
     Ridges.............Windy. North winds around 25 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................20 percent.
* High Level Haines.....3 very low.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.THURSDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows in the
lower 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. North winds around 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow. Lows around 20.
Highs in the mid 30s. North winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Not as cool. Partly cloudy. Lows around 20. Highs in
the upper 40s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow. Lows
around 30. Highs in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow. Lows in
the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 50s.

$$

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