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Spot Forecast for Elk Creek Unit 9 Piles...USFS
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
405 AM MDT Fri Jun 5 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MDT on June 05.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Expect dry and warm conditions today with southwest winds
increasing this afternoon and a few late afternoon gusts to around
25 mph. A cold front associated with a Pacific weather system
moves across the area Saturday morning with a few light rain
showers and variable winds through mid-day before southwest winds
redevelop Saturday afternoon. Temperatures cool some on Saturday
with additional cooling and increasing winds arriving Saturday
night through Sunday.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....66-71.
Min humidity........33-38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds up to 10 mph in the morning, increasing
                    to 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 15 to 20 mph increasing to around 25
                    mph in the afternoon.

TIME (MDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........10  1   1   3   2   2   2   9   15  5
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............50  53  59  61  63  65  66  67  68  68
RH..............48  44  42  39  38  39  38  38  38  38
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
20 FT wind gust.20  25  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30
Mix hgt (kft)...1.0 2.0 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.5 6.0 6.5 6.0
Transp wind dir.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Transp wind spd.15  20  20  20  20  25  25  25  25  25

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (50-60 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...2 percent.
Min temperature.....42-47.
Max humidity........52-57 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts to
                    around 25 mph in the evening.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 15 to 20 mph shifting to the west
                    around 10 mph early in the evening.

TIME (MDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........6   16  17  33  48  42  38  42  50  50  55  54
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............68  67  64  59  55  52  51  49  48  47  47  46
RH..............38  39  43  47  50  53  54  55  56  56  57  57
20 FT wind dir..SW  W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  W   W   SW  SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..10  10  10  5   5   5   5   5   5   5   0   0
20 FT wind gust.25  25  20  15  15  15  15  10  10  10  10  5
Mix hgt (kft)...5.0 4.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Transp wind dir.SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   SW
Transp wind spd.20  15  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers early in the morning.
CWR.................5 percent.
Chance of thunder...9 percent.
Max temperature.....61-66.
Min humidity........42-47 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Variable winds to around 5 mph in the
                    morning, becoming west to around 10 mph
                    with gusts to around 20 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph
                    in the afternoon.

TIME (MDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........72  72  72  64  64  64  70  70  70  74  74  74
Weather cov.....SCH SCH
Weather type....RW  RW
Tstm cov........
CWR.............10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10  0   0   10  10
Temp............48  48  51  54  56  58  59  61  62  62  63  61
RH..............57  56  52  53  53  53  52  52  49  47  47  48
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..0   0   0   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.5   5   5   15  15  15  15  15  15  20  20  20
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 1.0 2.0 2.5 3.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 5.0 4.0 4.5
Transp wind dir.W   W   SW  SE  S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  W   W
Transp wind spd.5   10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  20  15  15

$$
Forecaster...Hoenisch
Requested by...Noelle Zinn
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2614967.0/TFX
.DELDT 06/05/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL noelle.zinn@usda.gov