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Spot Forecast for Middleman 40...USFS
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
943 AM MDT Thu Apr 18 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 MDT on April 19.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Below average temperatures persist through through Saturday
morning before a warming trend commences this weekend into early
next week. Dry conditions are generally expected, but the colder
and moist northwesterly flow aloft will maintain a slight chance
for rain and snow showers Friday and Friday night.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (40-60 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain or snow showers.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....37-42.
Min humidity........30-35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......North winds 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (20-35 percent).
                    Slight chance of snow showers.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....17-22.
Max humidity........74-79 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......0 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 10 mph.
Haines Index........

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....50-55.
Min humidity........23-28 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

$$
Forecaster...Greely
Requested by...Lewis Tafelmeyer
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411228.1/TFX
.DELDT 04/18/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL lewis.tafelmeyer@usda.gov, tfx.ops@noaa.gov