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Spot Forecast for Spring...BLM
National Weather Service Billings MT
654 AM MDT Wed Jun 12 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 MDT on June 12.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

.DISCUSSION...
Showers have moved out of the area this morning and we anticipate
a dry day across the fire site. Look for a few lingering clouds
this morning, then mostly sunny skies. RH readings will drop into
the 20s and northwesterly winds will pick up in the afternoon with
gusts 15 to 20 mph common. Ridgetop winds will be in the 20 mph
range. RH recovery may be limited to under 50 percent tonight.
Thursday look similar but with a little less wind. BT


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....80-84.
Min humidity........23-27 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph. Gusts 15 to 20 possible
                    in the afternoon in unsheltered areas.
 Ridgetop...........West around 20 mph.
Mixing height.......200 ft AGL early in the morning increasing to
                    7300 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 11 mph.
Haines index........3.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....50-54.
Max humidity........49-53 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......North winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in
                    the evening.
 Ridgetop...........West around 15 mph.
Mixing height.......7300 ft AGL early in the evening decreasing to
                    200 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 9 mph.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....78-82.
Min humidity........20-24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    northeast 6 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........West around 20 mph.
Mixing height.......200 ft AGL early in the morning increasing to
                    5900 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....North around 8 mph.
Haines index........3.

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Forecaster...Tesar
Requested by...Ryan White
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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