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Spot Forecast for Elk Fire - Afternoon...WY-BHF
National Weather Service Billings MT
325 PM MST Wed Nov 6 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1600 MST on November 06.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

.DISCUSSION...
Mostly clear skies and cold temps expected tonight at the fire
site. Winds will be light and mostly terrain driven (downslope).
Winds will vary on Wednesday under 10 mph. Afternoon humidity will
remain above 35%. Look for light and variable winds Thursday
night into Friday as well with no precipitation expected. BT

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....4-9.
Max humidity........56-64 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming southwest 4 to 7 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest 6 to 11 mph.
Mixing height.......1300 ft AGL early in the evening decreasing to
                    400 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....West around 9 mph.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....39-43.
Min humidity........36-43 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds 5 to 7 mph in the morning becoming
                    light.
 Ridgetop...........North around 5 mph.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL early in the morning increasing to
                    1500 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....North around 7 mph.
Haines index........3.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....18-22.
Max humidity........69-73 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 4 to 7 mph.
 Ridgetop...........North around 5 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL early in the evening decreasing to
                    300 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....West around 6 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Tesar
Requested by...Bernie Bornong
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.EMAIL bernie_bornong@firenet.gov