Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
851 FNUS75 KBYZ 131640 FWSBYZ 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 .TAG 2416096.0/BYZ .DELDT 06/13/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL larry.j.lee@usda.gov