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Spot Forecast for IDP Test - Request Forecast Update...NWS
National Weather Service Billings MT
321 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1500 MDT on July 03.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact our office if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...
Test Test Test


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms.
CWR.................25 percent.
LAL.................3...9 to 15 strikes/15 min/cell.
Max temperature.....75-79.
Min humidity........32-36 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 11 to 12 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms.

TIME (MDT)      3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........65  66  67
Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........CHC CHC CHC
Temp............73  75  72
RH..............36  38  41
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  N
20 FT wind spd..11  12  12
20 FT wind gust.16  17  17

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms early in the evening, then chance
                    of showers and thunderstorms late in the
                    evening.
CWR.................20 percent decreasing to 5 percent overnight.
LAL.................2...1 to 8 strikes/15 min/cell until 2100, then
                    3...9 to 15 strikes/15 min/cell until 2400,
                    then 1...no thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....50-54.
Max humidity........79-83 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 5 to 11 mph shifting to the
                    west after 3 am. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the evening.

TIME (MDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........68  67  64  62  61  58  57  56  53  52  55  60
Weather cov.....SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
Temp............70  69  66  62  60  58  57  56  55  54  54  53
RH..............43  50  53  60  67  73  74  75  78  78  81  81
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   NW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..11  9   6   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT wind gust.16  13  10  8   7   7   7   7   7   7   8   10

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................11 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms until 1200, then 2...1 to
                    8 strikes/15 min/cell.
Max temperature.....74-78.
Min humidity........35-39 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 6 to 11 mph shifting to the
                    north 10 to 11 mph late in the afternoon. Gusty
                    and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms
                    in the afternoon.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........63        44        58        55
Weather cov.....                    S CHC     S CHC
Weather type....NONE      NONE      RNSHWR    RNSHWR
Tstm cov........                    S CHC     S CHC
Temp............52        61        71        73
RH..............80        58        42        41
20 FT wind......W 7G10    W 6G10    NW 10G14  N 11G16

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
around 50. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds around 6 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Chambers
Requested by...Virgil Middendorf
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2417337.2/BYZ
.DELDT 07/03/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL virgil.middendorf@gmail.com