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Spot Forecast for Bulllsweats 6...USFS
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
943 AM MDT Tue Apr 23 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 MDT on April 25.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

After a dry and mostly sunny start to the day on Thursday, expect
clouds to increase as moisture begins to work in from the west.
Rain chances will begin to increase in the evening, with light
rain possible (40% chance of any rain) after 1800, though rainfall
amounts of at least a tenth of an inch (0.1) are quite low (~5%).
Winds at the surface will be on the light side Thursday, with
winds topping out around 10 mph with gusts to 15 mph. Rain is
expected to increase on Friday, with a 90% chance of at least some
rain and a 45% chance of at least a tenth of an inch of rainfall.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny in the morning, increasing clouds
                    in the afternoon (45-55 percent).
CWR.................5 percent.
Max temperature.....64-69.
Min humidity........22-27 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......8000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of rain
                    overnight.
CWR.................5 percent.
Min temperature.....39-44.
Max humidity........68-73 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to
                    around 5 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......0 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Chance of rain
                    in the morning, then rain in the afternoon.
CWR.................45 percent.
Max temperature.....51-56.
Min humidity........54-59 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Ludwig
Requested by...Matthew Gingery
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411975.0/TFX
.DELDT 04/23/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL matthew.gingery@usda.gov, tfx.ops@noaa.gov