Suppression Forecast
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Spot Forecast for Crow Creek/ Slim Sam...USFS
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
513 AM MDT Tue Mar 11 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MDT on March 11.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

A general westerly flow aloft continues across the Northern
Rockies today and tonight with embedded moisture resulting in
considerable cloud-cover but only a slight chance of a few
flurries or light snow showers, mainly this morning. Temperatures
will warm slightly today and again tomorrow with a period of
breezy afternoon winds.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). A few flurries
                    possible this morning.
CWR.................5 percent.
Max temperature.....45-50.
Min humidity........31-36 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts to around
                    25 mph in the afternoon.

TIME (MDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........47  52  47  49  61  68  72  72  86  72
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Temp............30  33  37  39  42  43  45  45  45  46
RH..............65  57  47  44  42  40  37  36  36  37
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15
20 FT wind gust.20  20  20  25  30  30  30  30  30  30

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....32-37.
Max humidity........47-52 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest
                    in the late evening and overnight. Early
                    evening gusts to around 20 mph.

TIME (MDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........74  80  79  76  67  65  77  82  82  83  81  80
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............45  42  41  38  38  37  36  36  37  36  36  36
RH..............39  44  46  50  52  52  52  52  51  52  52  49
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..10  10  5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.25  20  15  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....49-54.
Min humidity........30-35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming south
                    around and increasing to around 15 mph with
                    gusts to around 30 mph late in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (MDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........66  66  64  56  62  68  74  74  74  81  81  81
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............34  36  36  36  42  44  47  49  50  50  50  49
RH..............50  47  48  48  41  38  39  38  36  35  36  38
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15
20 FT wind gust.15  15  15  15  20  20  25  25  25  35  35  35

$$
Forecaster...Hoenisch
Requested by...Mike Tuffelmire
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2505701.0/TFX
.DELDT 03/11/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL michael.tuffelmire@usda.gov