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Spot Forecast for Circle Bar...BLM
National Weather Service Billings MT
837 PM MDT Fri Aug 16 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2000 MDT on August 16.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions expected at the fire site tonight. An isolated
thunderstorm may be visible well north of the fire area overnight,
but should not impact the fire location. Thunderstorm outflow
winds in the area now, will diminish by 10pm. Wind direction will
shift southeast to south overnight but wind speeds will be light.
Light and variable winds continue Saturday, with the exception of
occasional afternoon thermal gusts to 20 mph. Temps in the lower
90s with RH values in the teens Saturday. Dry with light winds
Saturday night. Chambers

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....53-57.
Max humidity........75-79 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 7 to 14 mph becoming southeast
                    winds 3 to 7 mph by 10pm, then south overnight.
 Ridgetop...........Northeast around 10 mph becoming southeast
                    then south overnight.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 11 mph.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....91-95.
Min humidity........14-18 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light and variable winds 3 to 6 mph. Occasional
                    thermal gusts to 20 mph in the afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........Northeast around 7 mph.
Mixing height.......9800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 8 mph.
Haines index........5.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....59-63.
Max humidity........73-77 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light and variable 3 to 6 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Southeast around 6 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 7 mph.

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Forecaster...Chambers
Requested by...Deklau
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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