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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for North-Central Montana
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
311 AM MDT Wed May 29 2024

...Gusty westerly winds through Thursday...

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front with scattered showers and thunderstorms will move
east over the area throughout the morning, leaving gusty westerly
winds in its wake. Its associated disturbance will continue
showers and thunderstorms south of a line from Helena to Havre
through early this evening. The main threats from the storms are
strong erratic wind gusts and some heavy downpours. The gusty
westerly winds with a chance of light showers will persist through
the day on Thursday, as temperatures remain slightly below normal.
After a relatively quiet day on Friday, mild and unsettled
are forecast for the weekend into at least early next week.


MTZ112-292300-
Eastern Glacier/Toole/Central/Eastern Pondera/Liberty-
311 AM MDT Wed May 29 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Scattered showers in the
  morning.
* Max Temperature.......56-64...47-56 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......16 degrees down...21 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Min Humidity..........26-31 percent...32-41 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......3 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.....2 very low.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.......35-40.
   24 hr trend......11 degrees down...6 degrees down higher
elevations.
* Max Humidity..........62-72 percent.
   24 hr trend......14 percent down...8 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Very windy. West winds around 35 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. West winds 25 to 35 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................0 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of snow showers
  in the morning. Chance of showers through the day.
* Max Temperature.......55-61...46-52 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........29-38 percent.
   24 hr trend......5 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds around 30 mph.
     Ridges.............Windy. West winds 25 to 30 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................10 percent.
* High Level Haines.....3 very low.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.FRIDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in
the mid 60s. West winds around 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around
70. Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 20 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.

$$

MTZ113-292300-
Hill and Blaine Counties-
311 AM MDT Wed May 29 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Scattered showers through the
  day.
* Max Temperature.......65-70...56-61 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......14 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........29-39 percent...38-43 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......4 percent up...15 percent up higher elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 25 to 30 mph.
     Ridges.............Windy. West winds 20 to 30 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................10 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level
  haines 5 moderate (Below 3000 feet).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
* Min Temperature.......39-44...33-38 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......14 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........60-70 percent.
   24 hr trend......8 percent down.
* 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...................0 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Chance of showers through the
  day. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......57-62...50-55 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......7 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........33-43 percent.
   24 hr trend......13 percent up...1 percent up higher elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Very windy. West winds around 35 mph
decreasing to around 25 mph in the afternoon.
     Ridges.............Very windy. West winds around 35 mph
decreasing to 25 mph in the afternoon.
* LAL...................1 until 1200, then 2.
* CWR...................20 percent.
* High Level Haines.....3 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level
  haines 5 moderate (Below 3000 feet).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. West winds 20 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs around 70.

$$

MTZ114-292300-
Lewis and Clark National Forest Rocky Mountain District-
Rocky Mountain Front-
311 AM MDT Wed May 29 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Scattered showers in the
  morning.
* Max Temperature.......55-63...41-51 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......18 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........27-35 percent...39-49 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......4 percent up...18 percent up higher elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Very windy. West winds 25 to 35 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. West winds 25 to 35 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................10 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
  Scattered snow showers in the evening. Slight chance of snow
  showers after midnight.
* Min Temperature.......36-41...27-35 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......11 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........52-62 percent...70-80 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......25 percent down...15 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Strong winds. West winds 35 to 45 mph.
     Ridges.............Strong winds. West winds 35 to 45 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................0 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of snow showers
  in the morning. Slight chance of showers through the day. Chance
  of snow showers in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......53-60...40-50 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......1 degree down.
* Min Humidity..........25-34 percent...37-47 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......1 percent down.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Very windy. West winds around 35 mph
decreasing to around 25 mph in the afternoon.
     Ridges.............Strong winds. West winds around 45 mph
decreasing to around 30 mph in the afternoon.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................10 percent.
* High Level Haines.....3 very low.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.FRIDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the
lower 60s. West winds around 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows around
40. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 20 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 20 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the lower 60s.

$$

MTZ115-292300-
Chouteau and Fergus Counties-
311 AM MDT Wed May 29 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Scattered showers through the
  day. Isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......62-68...54-62 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......17 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........36-46 percent...51-61 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......5 percent up...32 percent up higher elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph.
     Ridges.............Windy. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
* LAL...................1 until 1200, then 2.
* CWR...................30 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level
  haines 4 low (Below 3000 feet).

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
  Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min Temperature.......37-43.
   24 hr trend......12 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........60-70 percent...76-86 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......27 percent down...7 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 25 to 30 mph.
     Ridges.............Windy. West winds 25 to 30 mph.
* LAL...................2 until 2400, then 1.
* CWR...................0 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers through the
  day.
* Max Temperature.......56-62...48-54 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......4 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........30-37 percent.
   24 hr trend......3 percent up...20 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...................10 percent.
* High Level Haines.....3 very low (Above 3000 feet)...mid level
  haines 5 moderate (Below 3000 feet).


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.FRIDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in
the mid 60s. West winds around 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the
mid 70s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds
15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 70.

$$

MTZ116-292300-
Lincoln Ranger District of the Helena National Forest-
311 AM MDT Wed May 29 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Scattered showers through the
  day.
* Max Temperature.......52-57...43-52 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......21 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........39-49 percent.
   24 hr trend......16 percent up.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 20 to 30 mph.
     Ridges.............Windy. West winds 20 to 30 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................20 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow
  showers after midnight.
* Min Temperature.......28-34.
   24 hr trend......11 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........72-82 percent.
   24 hr trend......21 percent down.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Very windy. West winds 25 to 35 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. West winds 25 to 35 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................10 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Slight chance of snow showers
  in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......51-57...42-52 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......1 degree down.
* Min Humidity..........29-34 percent...33-43 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......9 percent down.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 20 to 25 mph.
     Ridges.............Windy. West winds 20 to 25 mph.
* LAL...................1.
* CWR...................0 percent.
* High Level Haines.....3 very low.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.FRIDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in
the upper 50s. West winds around 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 60. West winds
15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the mid 50s.

$$

MTZ117-292300-
Central and Eastern Lewis and Clark National Forest Areas-
311 AM MDT Wed May 29 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers in the
  morning, then showers and scattered thunderstorms in the
  afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......56-65...49-59 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......14 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........40-50 percent.
   24 hr trend......6 percent up...32 percent up higher elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. West winds 20 to 25 mph.
     Ridges.............Windy. West winds 20 to 25 mph.
* LAL...................1 until 1200, then 3.
* CWR...................40 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
  Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
* Min Temperature.......30-40.
   24 hr trend......11 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........60-70 percent...71-81 percent higher
  elevations.
   24 hr trend......28 percent down...7 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Very windy. West winds 30 to 35 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. West winds 30 to 35 mph.
* LAL...................2 until 2400, then 1.
* CWR...................10 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of snow showers
  in the morning. Slight chance of showers through the day. Chance
  of snow showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
  afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......52-62...44-52 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......6 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........29-39 percent.
   24 hr trend......6 percent up...18 percent down higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Very windy. West winds 30 to 40 mph.
     Ridges.............Very windy. West winds 30 to 40 mph.
* LAL...................1 until 1200, then 2.
* CWR...................10 percent.
* High Level Haines.....3 very low.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.FRIDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the
lower 60s. West winds around 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper
60s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.

$$

MTZ118-292300-
Helena and Townsend Ranger Districts of the Helena National
Forest-
311 AM MDT Wed May 29 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Partly sunny. Numerous showers in the
  morning, then scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the
  afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......54-61...45-54 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......20 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........47-57 percent.
   24 hr trend......11 percent up...23 percent up higher
elevations.
* Wind (20 FT).
     Lower Elevations...Windy. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph.
     Ridges.............Windy. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph.
* LAL...................1 until 1200, then 2.
* CWR...................40 percent.
* High Level Haines.....2 very low.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms in
  the evening. Slight chance of showers through the night.
* Min Temperature.......31-38.
   24 hr trend......14 degrees down.
* Max Humidity..........69-79 percent.
   24 hr trend......16 percent down...10 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...................2 until 2400, then 1.
* CWR...................10 percent.

.THURSDAY...
* Sky/Weather...........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of snow showers
  through the day. Slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
* Max Temperature.......53-61...44-52 higher elevations.
   24 hr trend......2 degrees down.
* Min Humidity..........24-33 percent.
   24 hr trend......4 percent down...13 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.....3 very low.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.FRIDAY...Windy. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the
mid 60s. West winds around 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 70. Southwest
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. West
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.

$$

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