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Spot Forecast for IDP Test - Delay and Future...NWS
National Weather Service Billings MT
1211 PM MDT Tue May 28 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 MDT on May 28.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

.DISCUSSION...

This is a TEST.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....50-54.
Max humidity........69-73 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......East winds 5 to 11 mph in the evening becoming
                    light.
Mixing height.......6700 ft AGL early in the evening decreasing to
                    600 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....South around 16 mph.
Eye level winds.....East winds up to 8 mph in the evening becoming
                    light.
Surface winds (mph).East winds 6 to 14 mph in the evening becoming
                    light.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny then becoming cloudy. Rain showers
                    and scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon.
                    Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and
                    small hail in the afternoon.
CWR.................83 percent.
LAL.................3...9 to 15 strikes/15 min/cell.
Max temperature.....75-79.
Min humidity........39-43 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds around 5 mph shifting to the north
                    in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL early in the morning increasing to
                    5500 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 17 mph.
Eye level winds.....West winds around 4 mph shifting to the north
                    in the afternoon.
Surface winds (mph).West winds around 6 mph shifting to the north
                    in the afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers and scattered
                    thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of
                    rain showers and isolated thunderstorms
                    overnight. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty
                    winds and small hail in the evening.
CWR.................62 percent.
LAL.................3...9 to 15 strikes/15 min/cell.
Min temperature.....43-47.
Max humidity........80-84 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 8 to 12 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL early in the evening decreasing to
                    800 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 21 mph.
Eye level winds.....Northwest winds 6 to 9 mph.
Surface winds (mph).Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny then becoming sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....64-68.
Min humidity........23-27 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds 8 to 13 mph with gusts to around 20
                    mph.
Mixing height.......800 ft AGL increasing to 10800 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 21 mph.
Eye level winds.....West winds 6 to 10 mph with gusts to around 15
                    mph.
Surface winds (mph).West winds 10 to 16 mph with gusts to around 25
                    mph.

$$
Forecaster...Palmquist
Requested by...Virgil Middendorf
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2490840.0/BYZ
.DELDT 05/28/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL virgil.middendorf@gmail.com