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Spot Forecast for Badger Creek Fire...DES Sheridan Cty
National Weather Service Billings MT
1040 AM MDT Fri Jul 26 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1000 MDT on July 26.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

.DISCUSSION...
There are a few light showers near the fire site this morning but
these should move out of the area by early afternoon. We expect
isolated thunderstorms later today between 4-9 pm. The potential
for storms is greater than Thursday, and any nearby storms could
produce erratic wind gusts to 40 mph. Brief heavy rain and small
hail are also possible. Otherwise, north winds in the morning will
shift to the east and southeast this afternoon.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Isolated light showers until noon.
                    Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.
                    Erratic wind gusts near storms.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2...1 to 8 strikes/15 min/cell.
Max temperature.....85-89.
Min humidity........22-26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......North 5-10 mph in the morning, shifting to the
                    east-southeast 10-15 mph this afternoon. Winds
                    should begin shifting by noon.
 Ridgetop...........North 10-15 mph shifting to the southeast this
                    afternoon. Gusts to 20 mph after 3pm.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 7000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 8 mph becoming southeast 15 mph.
Haines index........3.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms
                    in the evening. Erratic wind gusts near storms.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2...1 to 8 strikes/15 min/cell.
Min temperature.....56-60.
Max humidity........63-67 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......South 10-20 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the evening,
                    becoming southwest to west 5-10 mph overnight.
 Ridgetop...........Southeast to south 15-25 mph until sunset, shifting
                    southwest 10 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 18 mph becoming southwest 8 mph.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny and hazy. A slight chance of
                    thunderstorms after 4pm. Erratic wind gusts near
                    storms.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................2...1 to 8 strikes/15 min/cell.
Max temperature.....90-94.
Min humidity........16-20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest 8-14 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest 10-15 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 10000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 12 mph.
Haines index........5.

$$
Forecaster...Lester
Requested by...Jesse Ludikhuize
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2418864.11/BYZ
.DELDT 07/26/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jludikhuize@sheridancountywy.gov, wycpc@firenet.gov