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Spot Forecast for Sucker Creek...DNRC SWS
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
250 PM MDT Tue Jul 29 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on July 29.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

This afternoon and evening and tomorrow afternoon and evening
there will be isolated showers and thunderstorms around the fire.
Any thunderstorm will produce a brief heavy downpour, frequent
lightning and gusty, erratic winds. The greatest risk for
thunderstorms today will between 1500 and 1800. This afternoon and
tomorrow afternoon outside of during any thunderstorms winds will
be 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Overnight into tomorrow
winds will be around 5 mph with good humidity recovery.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent). Slight chance of showers
                    and thunderstorms.
CWR.................5 percent.
Chance of thunder...29 percent.
Max temperature.....78-83.
Min humidity........32-37 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northeast winds around 5 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms.
 Ridgetop...........East around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
CWR.................20 percent.
Chance of thunder...26 percent.
Min temperature.....48-53.
Max humidity........89-94 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northeast winds around 5 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    evening.
 Ridgetop...........East around 20 mph.
Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Chance of showers
                    and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................5 percent.
Chance of thunder...25 percent.
Max temperature.....78-83.
Min humidity........34-39 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northeast winds around 5 mph. Gusts up to 20
                    mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........East around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 15 mph.
$$
Forecaster...Ludwig
Requested by...Melissa Ellis
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2518744.2/TFX
.DELDT 07/29/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL matthew.ludwig@noaa.gov