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Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Great Falls, MT

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FNUS75 KTFX 221126
FWSTFX

Spot Forecast for Bullsweats 6...USFS
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
526 AM MDT Mon Apr 22 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MDT on April 22.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Little to no precipitation is expected on the burn area until
Friday. Any showers that occur on Wed/Thur will be light and
likely produce less than 0.05 inches of rainfall. The forecast
models are uncertain about timing/amount of precipitation
Fri/Sat...but there is a 50 percent chance of getting 0.25 inches
of liquid or more from Fri thru Sat. It will turn cooler starting
Thu. A bit windy on Wed.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....60-65.
Min humidity........13-18 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southeast winds up to 5 mph shifting to the
                    south in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30 percent). Slight chance
                    of evening showers.
CWR.................Less than 5 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Near 65.
Min humidity........Near 20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts near
                    25 mph.
Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 15 to 25 mph.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50 percent). Slight chance
                    of afternoon showers.
CWR.................Less than 10 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Near 60.
Min humidity........Near 30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 15 to 25 mph.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

$$
Forecaster...Brusda
Requested by...Will Menning
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411604.0/TFX
.DELDT 04/22/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL William.menning@usda.gov