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Spot Forecast for Bobcat Fence Burn Piles...BLM
National Weather Service Billings MT
617 AM MST Fri Jan 17 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 MST on January 17.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

.DISCUSSION...

In the wake of a cold front that moved through the area
overnight, breezy northwest winds and much cooler conditions can
be expected over the burn site today. Periods of light snow can be
expected through Saturday, with generally an inch or less of
snowfall expected. Highs on Saturday will struggle to climb out of
the single digits.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow.
CWR.................15 percent.
Max temperature.....25-29.
Min humidity........66-70 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Breezy. Northwest winds 18 to 25 mph with gusts
                    to around 40 mph shifting to the north 10 to 20
                    mph late in the afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 15 to 25
                    mph late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 3200 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 35 mph shifting to the north
                    around 20 mph late in the afternoon.

TIME (MST)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........50  49  55  68  74  78  85  89  89  88  88
Weather cov.....CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....SN  SN  SN  SN  SN  SN  SN  SN  SN  SN  SN
Tstm cov........
Temp............24  21  21  21  24  21  20  20  18  18  17
RH..............69  69  68  68  69  70  73  71  68  70  68
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..19  21  23  24  25  22  18  15  14  13  13
20 FT wind gust.28  30  32  37  35  31  26  20  19  18  18

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow.
CWR.................15 percent.
Min temperature.....7-11.
Max humidity........72-76 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......North winds 8 to 14 mph.
 Ridgetop...........North to northwest 15 to 25 mph.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 1100 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....North around 20 mph.

TIME (MST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........88  87  87  87  87  87  87  86  85  86  88  89
Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....SN  SN  SN  SN  SN  SN  SN  SN  SN  SN  SN  SN
Tstm cov........
Temp............17  17  15  15  15  15  15  14  14  13  13  12
RH..............68  68  69  70  68  69  65  69  70  72  72  72
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..12  11  10  9   9   8   8   8   8   9   9   10
20 FT wind gust.17  15  14  13  13  12  12  12  12  13  13  14

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
                    Chance of snow.
CWR.................15 percent.
Max temperature.....8-12.
Min humidity........59-63 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......North winds 10 to 18 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest 15 to 25 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 2800 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....North around 20 mph.

TIME (MST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........88        83        75        53
Weather cov.....CHANCE    CHANCE    S CHC     S CHC
Weather type....SNOW      SNOW      SNOW      SNOW
Tstm cov........
Temp............12        9         8         4
RH..............68        76        68        60
20 FT wind......N 10G14   N 12G17   N 12G18   N 13G18

$$
Forecaster...Palmquist
Requested by...David Day
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2500677.1/BYZ
.DELDT 01/17/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL rgriffin@blm.gov,dday@blm.gov