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Spot Forecast for Unit 11b hand piles...USFS
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
325 AM MDT Wed Mar 27 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0900 MDT on March 27.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Upper level ridging will promote dry conditions today, although a
brief snow shower cannot be ruled out early. Southwest to west
winds will be around, but some form of sheltering may limit the
overall magnitude of wind at the prescribed burn site. Snow
showers become increasingly likely tonight as well as tomorrow,
when a Pacific cold front will move through, likely early morning.
The chance for a quarter of an inch of precipitation between
tonight and Thursday is around 25%.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (75-85 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....38-43.
Min humidity........44-49 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Breezy. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph gusting
                    to 30 mph.
 Ridgetop...........West around 30 mph.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Slight chance of
                    snow showers in the evening, then chance of
                    snow showers overnight.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....27-32.
Max humidity........79-84 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest around 20 mph.
Haines Index........

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Snow showers.
CWR.................25 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....37-42.
Min humidity........55-60 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
 Ridgetop...........West around 10 mph.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

$$
Forecaster...McDowell
Requested by...Noelle Zinn
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2408490.0/TFX
.DELDT 03/27/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL noelle.zinn@usda.gov, tfx.ops@noaa.gov


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