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Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
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484 FNUS75 KBYZ 161217 FWSBYZ Spot Forecast for Smoke 430...BLM National Weather Service Billings MT 617 AM MDT Tue Jul 16 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0605 MDT on July 16. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. Please contact our office if you have questions or concerns with this forecast. .DISCUSSION... Expect hazy sunshine today with a few clouds building up late...but we do not expect any showers over the fire location today nor this evening. Winds out of west/southwest are expected to turn slowly to the north then northeast by midday behind a weak back door frontal push. Winds should remain east/northeast the rest of the day into the evening. RH will not be quite as low as yesterday and recoveries should be well over 40% tonight. Winds will remain easterly Wednesday, but temps a little warmer and RH a little lower. BT .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Haze in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1...no thunderstorms. Max temperature.....90-94. Min humidity........20-26 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Westerly early...turning to the northeast winds 5 to 8 mph. by midday. Ridgetop...........Northwest around 11 mph. Mixing height.......600 ft AGL early in the morning increasing to 10200 ft AGL in the afternoon increasing to 10700 ft AGL early in the morning increasing to 10800 ft AGL in the afternoon late in the afternoon. Transport winds.....North around 9 mph. Haines index........3. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1...no thunderstorms. Min temperature.....61-65. Max humidity........58-62 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Ridgetop...........Southeast around 6 mph. Mixing height.......10300 ft AGL early in the evening decreasing to 600 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....East around 11 mph. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1...no thunderstorms. Max temperature.....94-98. Min humidity........18-22 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......East winds 5 to 9 mph. Ridgetop...........Southeast around 5 mph. Mixing height.......600 ft AGL early in the morning increasing to 2500 ft AGL in the afternoon in the morning. Transport winds.....East around 7 mph. Haines index........3. $$ Forecaster...Tesar Requested by...Chad Cullum Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2418140.3/BYZ .DELDT 07/16/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL mtbdc@firenet.gov