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Spot Forecast for ELGIN...Cody Dispatch
National Weather Service Billings MT
814 PM MDT Mon Jun 24 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2100 MDT on June 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

.DISCUSSION...
Mostly clear and dry conditions with light downslope/downvalley
winds will impact the fire site tonight. Dry weather will prevail
again Tuesday with winds turning to the north and northeast during
the peak heating hours, while ridgetop winds remain somewhat
breezy out of the west to northwest. The next chance of
precipitation is Wednesday afternoon.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....55-59.
Max humidity........60-64 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West 3-7 mph.
 Ridgetop...........West around 15 mph.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 500 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....West 9 mph.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....71-75.
Min humidity........22-26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest 4-8 mph turning north to northeast
                    8-12 mph with gusts to 15 mph in the afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........West to northwest 10-15 mph. Gusts to 20 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 9500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 13 mph.
Haines index........4.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....49-53.
Max humidity........53-58 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......North 4-8 mph becoming west.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest 10-15 mph.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 300 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....West 7 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon. Gusty winds
                    possible near thunderstorms.
CWR.................Less than 10 percent.
LAL.................2...1 to 8 strikes/15 min/cell.
Max temperature.....72-76.
Min humidity........25-29 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest 5-10 mph becoming southeast 10-15 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest 10-20 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 6500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 14 mph.
Haines index........3.

$$
Forecaster...Lester
Requested by...Daria Lomasney
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/24/24
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.EMAIL wycdc@firenet.gov