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Spot Forecast for Babb Burn Piles...MT-BFA
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
226 PM MDT Wed May 1 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1500 MDT on May 01.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...

Periods of heavy snow are forecast at this site, with total snow
accumulations between 5 and 8 inches. The periods of heaviest
snow are forecast to occur through tomorrow morning. This
afternoon, winds begin to shift from westerly to northwesterly,
becoming northerly around noon, tomorrow. A few thunderstorms,
yielding gusty and erratic winds, are possible, this afternoon and
evening.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Snow showers and slight
                    chance of thunderstorms.
CWR.................60 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....40-45.
Min humidity........45-50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds around 20 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 25 mph.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Snow showers and
                    slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
                    then snow overnight.
CWR.................90 percent.
LAL.................2.
Min temperature.....28-33.
Max humidity........79-84 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    evening.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 15 mph.
Haines Index........

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Snow in the morning,
                    then chance of snow in the afternoon.
CWR.................65 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....34-39.
Min humidity........56-61 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......North winds 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......3000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 20 mph.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.

$$
Forecaster...Fogleman
Requested by...Sheldon Brewer, Fuel Specialist
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412962.0/TFX
.DELDT 05/01/24
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.EMAIL sbrewer@blackfeetnation.com, tfx.ops@noaa.gov