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Spot Forecast for Smoke 404...BLM
National Weather Service Billings MT
831 AM MDT Sun Jul 14 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 MDT on July 14.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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or concerns with this forecast.

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

Hot with low RH values today. Isolated high based thunderstorms
are possible after 3 pm this afternoon, continuing through around
9 pm this evening. Wind gusts outside of thunderstorms could reach
25 mph out of the northwest this afternoon. Gusts with storms
could reach 45 mph. Overnight looks quiet with light winds and RH
recovery to the mid 60% range. Tomorrow looks dry and cooler with
northwest winds gusting to 25 mph in the afternoon. Afternoon RH
values drop to around 20%. Chambers


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny then becoming partly sunny. Isolated
                    showers and thunderstorms after 3 pm. Haze.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................2...1 to 8 strikes/15 min/cell.
Max temperature.....93-97.
Min humidity........16-20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds 4 to 8 mph, becoming northwest 8 to
                    16 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon.
                    Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the late afternoon (Gusts 30-45mph).
 Ridgetop...........West around 10 mph, becoming northwest 17 mph
                    in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL increasing to 12100 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph.
Haines index........5.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Haze. Isolated showers and
                    thunderstorms in the evening.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................2...1 to 8 strikes/15 min/cell.
Min temperature.....61-65.
Max humidity........65-69 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 8 to 16 mph, becoming west
                    after 9 pm. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the evening (Gusts 30-45 mph).
 Ridgetop...........Northwest around 15 mph becoming west around
                    12 mph after 9 pm.
Mixing height.......12100 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL
                    overnight.
Transport winds.....West around 16 mph.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny then becoming sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....88-92.
Min humidity........19-23 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 6 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph
                    in the afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest around 15 mph.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL increasing to 10800 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph.
Haines index........4.

$$
Forecaster...Chambers
Requested by...Billings Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 07/14/24
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.EMAIL mtbdc@firenet.gov