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Spot Forecast for BO Fire...Billings Dispatch
National Weather Service Billings MT
556 PM MDT Sun Jun 30 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2300 MDT on June 30.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

...Strong NW winds arriving this evening...

.DISCUSSION...
There is a high likelihood of thunderstorm-induced strong NW winds
this evening (gusts 35-45 mph), with a wind shift expected to
arrive around 7pm, though the risk of a thunderstorm impacting the
fire site is low (10%). Expect strongest gusts between 7 and 9 pm.
Winds will decrease and become westerly in the late evening and
overnight. A period of rain showers is likely late tonight through
Monday morning, with a 25% chance of a wetting rain.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
                    this evening, then scattered showers and
                    isolated thunderstorms overnight. Strong wind gusts
                    near thunderstorms this evening (mainly between
                    7-9pm).
CWR.................Less than 5 percent.
LAL.................2...1 to 8 strikes/15 min/cell.
Min temperature.....56-60.
Max humidity........75-80 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast 5 to 15 mph shifting northwest with gusts
                    of 35 to 45 mph from 7 to 9 pm. Winds decreasing
                    and becoming west 6-12 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Erratic in the evening, then west 10 mph overnight.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy with showers likely in the morning, then
                    partly sunny with a chance of showers and slight
                    chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................25 percent.
LAL.................2...1 to 8 strikes/15 min/cell.
Max temperature.....76-80.
Min humidity........32-36 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West 8-12 mph. Gusts to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 7500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 15 mph.
Haines index........3.

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Forecaster...Lester
Requested by...Billings Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/30/24
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.EMAIL mtbdc@firenet.gov, kwilliams@yellowstonecountymt.gov