


Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
567 FNUS75 KTFX 182059 FWSTFX Spot Forecast for South Plateau Plane Crash...Gallatin County SAR National Weather Service Great Falls MT 259 PM MDT Fri Jul 18 2025 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1500 MDT on July 18. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Primary concern will be widely scattered showers and thunderstorms through the evening hours. The stronger cells will be capable of producing localized wind gusts over 40 mph and brief downpours in addition to cloud to ground lightning. This activity has largely stayed north of the incident site so far, but there is an expectation for some southward expansion over the next few hours per the latest guidance and meteorological setup. Storm motion will generally be from west to east. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Chance of pcpn......50 percent. Max temperature.....78-83. Min humidity........17-22 percent. Surface winds (mph).West winds around 10 to 15 mph, with gusts up to 25 mph. Gusty and erratic winds in or near any showers and thunderstorms. $$ Forecaster...Greely Requested by...Kim Korzym Type of request...SAR .TAG 2518224.0/TFX .DELDT 07/18/25 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL gallatinsarcomms@gmail.com, tfx.ops@noaa.gov