####018002837#### FNUS75 KTFX 042035 FWSTFX Spot Forecast for Marsh Creek...Canyon Creek Fire National Weather Service Great Falls MT 235 PM MDT Sat May 4 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1500 MDT on May 04. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Conditions are forecast warmer than normal through this weekend. Today, is the driest day of this requested forecast period with minimum relative humidity values falling as low as 15% to 20%. Today's winds are forecast light and southeasterly. Overnight, winds shift northeasterly to northwesterly, and remain light. Tomorrow during the early afternoon period, light winds return southeasterly. Tomorrow afternoon and evening, there is an increasing chance for rain showers, and a < 25% chance of thunderstorm activity. Strong erratic gusty winds are forecast near thunderstorms. As a heads-up, this coming week will be characterized by widespread cooling and precipitation with gusty winds, which may be strong, at times. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....63-68. Min humidity........15-20 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Southeast winds around 15 mph. Ridgetop...........Southeast around 10 mph. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). CWR.................5 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....39-44. Max humidity........60-65 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Ridgetop...........Southeast around 15 mph. Haines Index........ .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................20 percent. LAL.................2. Max temperature.....64-69. Min humidity........33-38 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......North winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Ridgetop...........South around 15 mph. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. $$ Forecaster...Fogleman Requested by...Rocky Infanger Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2413160.0/TFX .DELDT 05/04/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL wolfcreekchief877@hotmail.com, tfx.ops@noaa.gov