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Spot Forecast for Crow Lake...Beartooth RD
National Weather Service Billings MT
1040 AM MDT Thu Jun 13 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1100 MDT on June 13.
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 with terrain-driven winds and fair mixing are
expected near Crow Lake today. Ridgetop winds will be out of the
southwest to west. There is a good chance of showers and
thunderstorms Friday afternoon. Storms could produce erratic wind
gusts to 45 mph.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. Scattered afternoon cumulus.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....56-60.
Min humidity........38-43 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Upslope/upvalley 5-10 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest to west 10-15 mph.
Mixing height.......3500 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West 12 mph.
Haines index........4.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers
                    overnight.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....39-43.
Max humidity........70-77 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Downslope/downvalley 4-8 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest around 15 mph.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 200 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph, becoming light downvalley.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely and chance
                    of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Erratic wind
                    gusts to 45 mph possible near thunderstorms.
CWR.................20 percent.
LAL.................3...9 to 15 strikes/15 min/cell.
Max temperature.....55-59.
Min humidity........43-48 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Upslope/upvalley 8-12 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest to west 15-25 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 6000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest to west 18 mph.
Haines index........4.

$$
Forecaster...Lester
Requested by...Larry Lee
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/13/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL larry.j.lee@usda.gov