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Spot Forecast for Half Moon RX...North Central Montana District BLM
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
536 AM MST Tue Feb 6 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 MST on February 06. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Light snowfall is forecast over the site, today, especially 
during the afternoon hours. Snowfall increases Wednesday and 
Thursday with snow totals of about 6 to 8 inches at the site by
the end of the weather event, Thursday. Minimum Relative Humidity
values remain above 45% throughout the duration of this forecast 
period. Southerly winds are forecast to gust to 20 mph, today. 
Wednesday morning, winds shift northerly and become light.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Patchy fog 
                    through the day. Slight chance of snow in the 
                    morning. Chance of snow in the afternoon. 
CWR.................5 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....38-43. 
Min humidity........47-52 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........ 
 Slope/valley.......South winds 10 to 20 mph. 
Mixing height.......2000 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....South around 15 mph. 
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Patchy fog 
                    through the night. Chance of snow in the 
                    evening. Snow overnight. 
CWR.................5 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Min temperature.....23-28. 
Max humidity........84-89 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........ 
 Slope/valley.......South winds 5 to 15 mph. 
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph. 
Haines Index........ 

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Snow. 
CWR.................50 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....29-34. 
Min humidity........63-68 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........ 
 Slope/valley.......Southeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the 
                    north in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....North around 10 mph. 
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

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Forecaster...Fogleman
Requested by...Gerald Zorechak
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2402347.1/TFX
.DELDT 02/06/24
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.EMAIL cparker@blm.gov,gzorechak@blm.gov, tfx.ops@noaa.gov