Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT
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FNUS55 KTFX 160934
FWFTFX
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for North-Central Montana
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
334 AM MDT Sun Jun 16 2024
.DISCUSSION...
Strong/breezy west winds continue across the Rocky Mountain Front
and Plains through the morning. The next weather system bringing
widespread precipitation arrives this evening and continue through
Tuesday evening. The remainder of the week looks to have low
probabilities of precipitation everyday, however moisture
recovery looks good at night.
MTZ112-162230-
Eastern Glacier/Toole/Central/Eastern Pondera/Liberty-
334 AM MDT Sun Jun 16 2024
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and slight
chance of snow showers in the morning. Slight chance of showers
in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......54-63...46-52 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......9 degrees down...2 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Min Humidity..........30-40 percent...39-49 percent higher
elevations.
24 hr trend......Unchanged...7 percent up higher elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Strong winds. West winds around 50 mph
decreasing to around 25 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges.............Very windy. West winds around 40 mph
decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................10 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers
after midnight.
* Min Temperature.......34-41.
24 hr trend......1 degree up...4 degrees down higher elevations.
* Max Humidity..........83-93 percent.
24 hr trend......41 percent up...15 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph decreasing to
around 5 mph after midnight.
Ridges.............Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph decreasing to
around 5 mph after midnight.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................10 percent.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers in the
morning, then showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......50-55...43-49 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......7 degrees down...2 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Min Humidity..........54-64 percent.
24 hr trend......37 percent up...15 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...North winds 10 to 15 mph.
Ridges.............North winds 10 to 15 mph.
* LAL...................1 until 1200, then 2.
* CWR...................40 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 50s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
MTZ113-162230-
Hill and Blaine Counties-
334 AM MDT Sun Jun 16 2024
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers in the
morning. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......59-64...52-57 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......12 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........34-44 percent.
24 hr trend......17 percent up...1 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Very windy. West winds around 40 mph
decreasing to around 25 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges.............Very windy. West winds around 40 mph
decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................10 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level
haines 4 low (Below 3000 feet).
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.......40-45.
24 hr trend......3 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........83-93 percent...76-84 percent higher
elevations.
24 hr trend......47 percent up...10 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph becoming north
around 5 mph after midnight.
Ridges.............Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph becoming north
around 5 mph after midnight.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................0 percent.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning,
then showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......51-56...43-48 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......5 degrees down...10 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Min Humidity..........64-74 percent.
24 hr trend......30 percent up...37 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Ridges.............Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
* LAL...................1 until 1200, then 2.
* CWR...................60 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level
haines 3 very low (Below 3000 feet).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
MTZ114-162230-
Lewis and Clark National Forest Rocky Mountain District-
Rocky Mountain Front-
334 AM MDT Sun Jun 16 2024
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.......57-64...43-53 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......4 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........17-26 percent...26-36 percent higher
elevations.
24 hr trend......1 percent up...7 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Strong winds. West winds around 50 mph
decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges.............Strong winds. West winds around 55 mph
decreasing to around 25 mph in the afternoon.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................0 percent.
* High Level Haines.....3 very low.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow
showers after midnight.
* Min Temperature.......37-42...30-35 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......1 degree down...4 degrees up higher elevations.
* Max Humidity..........81-91 percent.
24 hr trend......40 percent up...26 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Ridges.............West winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to the
north after midnight.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................20 percent.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Snow showers likely in the
morning. Showers through the day. Snow showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......44-50...34-42 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......15 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........63-73 percent...72-82 percent higher
elevations.
24 hr trend......49 percent up...55 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...North winds 10 to 15 mph.
Ridges.............North winds 10 to 15 mph.
* LAL...................1 until 1200, then 2.
* CWR...................80 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.TUESDAY...Showers, snow showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. West
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 60s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
MTZ115-162230-
Chouteau and Fergus Counties-
334 AM MDT Sun Jun 16 2024
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.......62-67...53-60 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......7 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........20-30 percent.
24 hr trend......10 percent down...17 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Very windy. West winds around 40 mph
decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges.............Strong winds. West winds around 45 mph
decreasing to 20 to 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. Slight chance of showers
after midnight.
* Min Temperature.......40-46.
24 hr trend......1 degree up.
* Max Humidity..........79-89 percent.
24 hr trend......21 percent up...3 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph becoming north
around 5 mph after midnight.
Ridges.............Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph becoming north
around 5 mph after midnight.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................10 percent.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Cloudy. Showers likely in the morning, then
showers in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......50-55...42-49 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......12 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........65-75 percent.
24 hr trend......48 percent up...40 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Ridges.............Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................80 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level
haines 3 very low (Below 3000 feet).
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.TUESDAY...Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 15 to
20 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows around 50. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
MTZ116-162230-
Lincoln Ranger District of the Helena National Forest-
334 AM MDT Sun Jun 16 2024
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.......55-60...45-55 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......6 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........22-30 percent.
24 hr trend......9 percent down.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds around 25 mph decreasing
to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges.............Very windy. West winds around 40 mph
decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................0 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers and
showers after midnight.
* Min Temperature.......31-36.
24 hr trend......1 degree up.
* Max Humidity..........90-100 percent.
24 hr trend......34 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to
the northeast after midnight.
Ridges.............Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to
the northeast after midnight.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................30 percent.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Cloudy. Snow showers and showers through
the day. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......41-47...33-41 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......10 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........75-85 percent.
24 hr trend......49 percent up...56 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...North winds 10 to 15 mph.
Ridges.............North winds 10 to 15 mph.
* LAL...................1 until 1200, then 2.
* CWR...................80 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow showers with possible showers
and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
upper 40s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
mid 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
MTZ117-162230-
Central and Eastern Lewis and Clark National Forest Areas-
334 AM MDT Sun Jun 16 2024
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny.
* Max Temperature.......58-66...49-58 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......8 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........18-24 percent.
24 hr trend......17 percent down.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Very windy. West winds around 35 mph
decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges.............Very windy. West winds around 40 mph
decreasing to around 25 mph in the afternoon.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................0 percent.
* High Level Haines.....3 very low.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow
showers after midnight.
* Min Temperature.......34-41.
24 hr trend......1 degree up.
* Max Humidity..........81-91 percent.
24 hr trend......9 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...North winds 10 to 15 mph.
Ridges.............North winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to the
northeast after midnight.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................20 percent.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Cloudy. Snow showers in the morning.
Showers through the day. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......45-51...37-47 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......15 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........66-76 percent.
24 hr trend......53 percent up...60 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Ridges.............Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
* LAL...................1 until 1200, then 2.
* CWR...................90 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.TUESDAY...Showers, chance of thunderstorms and snow showers.
Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
MTZ118-162230-
Helena and Townsend Ranger Districts of the Helena National
Forest-
334 AM MDT Sun Jun 16 2024
.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Sunny then becoming partly sunny.
* Max Temperature.......58-66...48-58 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......8 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........18-24 percent.
24 hr trend......10 percent down...15 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds around 30 mph decreasing
to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Ridges.............Very windy. West winds around 40 mph
decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................0 percent.
* High Level Haines.....3 very low.
.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow
showers after midnight.
* Min Temperature.......37-43...31-38 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......4 degrees up.
* Max Humidity..........80-90 percent.
24 hr trend......26 percent up...44 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...North winds 15 to 20 mph.
Ridges.............North winds 15 to 20 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................20 percent.
.MONDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Snow showers in the morning.
Showers through the day. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......44-54...36-46 higher elevations.
24 hr trend......15 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........64-74 percent.
24 hr trend......41 percent up...56 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
Lower Elevations...North winds 10 to 15 mph.
Ridges.............North winds 10 to 15 mph.
* LAL...................1 until 1200, then 3.
* CWR...................80 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.TUESDAY...Showers, chance of thunderstorms and snow showers.
Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
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