959 FNUS75 KTFX 041706 FWSTFX Spot Forecast for Little Creek...Wolf Creek Fire National Weather Service Great Falls MT 1006 AM MST Mon Nov 4 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MST on November 04. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Winds will be on the increase today ahead of a strong weather system that will bring a round of accumulating snow to the area tonight and Tuesday. For today, expect winds to increase to 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 or 40 after 1500, especially at higher elevations around the fire site. Precipitation will begin later this evening, possibly starting as early as 1800 (25th percentile), possibly as a brief period of rain before quickly changing over to snow. Snow will pick up in intensity around or just after sunrise on Tuesday, with winds gradually decreasing through the day as snow begins to accumulate. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent) then becoming partly sunny (60-70 percent). Chance of snow and rain in the afternoon. CWR.................5 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....40-45. Min humidity........36-41 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Ridgetop...........West around 40 mph. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Chance of snow and rain in the evening, then snow overnight. Patchy blowing snow overnight. CWR.................15 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....29-34. Max humidity........57-62 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Breezy. Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Ridgetop...........West around 50 mph. Haines Index........ .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Patchy blowing snow in the morning. Snow through the day. CWR.................40 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....34-39. Min humidity........52-57 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Breezy. West winds 20 to 25 mph decreasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon. Ridgetop...........Northwest around 25 mph. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. $$ Forecaster...Ludwig Requested by...Rocky Infanger Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2425548.1/TFX .DELDT 11/04/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL wolfcreekchief877@hotmail.com, tfx.ops@noaa.gov