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Spot Forecast for Beaver Creek Rx...USFS Bighorn NF
National Weather Service Billings MT
311 PM MDT Tue Sep 24 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 MDT on September 25.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

.DISCUSSION...
Resending to correct forecaster names.

High pressure in place will keep conditions clear through the forecast
period. RH recoveries will be poor to moderate Thursday morning. A dry
frontal passage is expected to move through Thursday evening bringing
gusty and erratic winds.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....65-69.
Min humidity........23-27 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......South winds 9 to 13 mph with gusts to around 26
                    mph.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest around 15 mph.
Mixing height.......200 ft AGL early in the morning increasing to
                    2500 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....South 13 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....2400 knot-ft early in the morning increasing
                    to 37800 knot-ft in the afternoon.
Haines index........4.

TIME (MDT)      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........3         4         7
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............54        62        65
RH..............41        32        26
20 FT wind......S 11G18   S 13G21   S 12G18
SDspl kt-ft/1000 2         21        35

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....46-50.
Max humidity........36-40 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......South winds 7 to 11 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest around 20 to 30 mph.
Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL early in the evening decreasing to
                    200 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Southwest 13 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....2800 knot-ft.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Sky (%).........4         4         5         4
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............64        55        54        51
RH..............27        33        33        38
20 FT wind......S 7G14    S 10G17   S 11G17   SW 11G16
SDspl kt-ft/1000 3         3         3         3

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....62-66.
Min humidity........20-24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 9 to 13 mph. Gusts up to 29 mph
                    in the late morning and afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........West around 20 to 30 mph.
Mixing height.......200 ft AGL early in the morning increasing to
                    7600 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 13 to 16 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....2800 knot-ft early in the morning
                    increasing to 164000 knot-ft in the
                    afternoon.
Haines index........4.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........4         4         5         8
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............49        53        61        63
RH..............37        32        25        22
20 FT wind......SW 9G14   S 10G17   SW 13G23  W 12G23
SDspl kt-ft/1000 3         3         99        152

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...
Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds
around 8 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 6 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Southeast winds around 8 mph.
.MONDAY...
Cooler. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
40s.
.TUESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 50s.

$$
Forecaster...Stetzer/Setzenfand
Requested by...Ryan Joseph
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2422924.0/BYZ
.DELDT 09/24/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL ryan.joseph@usda.gov