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Spot Forecast for Conant Fire...Billings Interagency Dispatch Center
National Weather Service Billings MT
531 PM MDT Sun Jul 14 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 MDT on July 15.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

.DISCUSSION...

Monday will bring a slight chance of showers in the morning with
conditions a few degrees cooler than previous days. Westerly winds
will prevail with gusts to around 20 mph in the afternoon. Afternoon
RH will remain on the dry side, down into the teens and lower 20s.
Winds decrease Monday evening, with only moderate RH recoveries at
best. Tuesday will bring similar temperatures and RH with light
westerly winds turning out of the northeast in the afternoon. There
is a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm Tuesday afternoon
and evening.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers early in
                    the morning.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....87-91.
Min humidity........17-21 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds 6 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in
                    the afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........West around 20 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL increasing to 11500 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....West 15 to 25 mph.
Haines index........4.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....59-63.
Max humidity........40-48 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest to west winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in
                    the evening.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest 10 to 20 mph in the evening decreasing to
                    around 10 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......11500 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL
                    overnight.
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2...1 to 8 strikes/15 min/cell.
Max temperature.....86-90.
Min humidity........18-22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds 4 to 8 mph shifting to the
                    northeast 8 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Gusty
                    and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms
                    in the afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........West around 10 mph shifting to the northeast
                    10 to 16 mph in the late afternoon.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL increasing to 10900 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph.
Haines index........4.

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Forecaster...Palmquist
Requested by...Jasper Johnston
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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