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Spot Forecast for South Stocker RX...USFS
National Weather Service Billings MT
402 AM MDT Thu May 2 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 MDT on May 02.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

.DISCUSSION...
Look for breezy northwest winds with gusts to 30 mph at the burn
site today, with highest gusts beginning after 10am. Scattered
rain/snow showers and isolated weak thunderstorms capable of
producing erratic wind gusts and small hail will be around the
area this afternoon. The chance of wetting rain is low, but there
may be brief visibility reductions. Shower activity will diminish
with sunset this evening. Isolated showers are expected on Friday,
with a bit less wind.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny early, then increasing clouds. Scattered rain
                    and snow showers in the afternoon. Isolated
                    thunderstorms. Storms may produce small hail and
                    erratic wind gusts.
CWR.................15 percent.
LAL.................2...1 to 8 strikes/15 min/cell.
Max temperature.....47-51.
Min humidity........37-41 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West 10-20 mph with gusts to around 25 in the
                    morning, becoming northwest and gusting to 30
                    mph in the afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........West 20-30 mph becoming northwest.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 7500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West to northwest 25 mph.
Haines index........3.

TIME (MDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Temp............31  37  42  45  47  49  49  48  46  44  43
RH..............74  59  50  42  40  39  39  41  43  45  48
20 FT wind dir..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW
20 FT wind spd..10  12  14  16  17  17  18  19  19  20  20
20 FT wind gust.15  19  22  24  25  26  27  28  30  30  28

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy with scattered rain and snow
                    showers early in the evening, then becoming
                    partly cloudy.
CWR.................Less than 5 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....25-29.
Max humidity........84-89 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest 10-20 mph with gusts to 25 mph
                    decreasing to 6-12 mph in the late evening and
                    overnight.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest 10-20 mph. Early evening gusts to 30
                    mph.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 25 mph decreasing to 10 mph.

TIME (MDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Temp............43  42  40  38  37  36  34  33  32  31  28  27
RH..............49  50  55  58  59  63  69  74  77  81  85  87
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W
20 FT wind spd..20  17  13  9   8   8   9   9   8   8   7   7
20 FT wind gust.25  23  18  13  12  13  13  14  13  12  12  11

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers in
                    the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....49-53.
Min humidity........35-39 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northwest 10-20 mph. Gusts to 25 mph in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest 15-25 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 7000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 20 mph.
Haines index........2.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Temp............27        36        44        49
RH..............87        68        48        40
20 FT wind......NW 8G12   NW 11G17  NW 16G23  NW 16G22

$$
Forecaster...Lester
Requested by...Cody S Phillips
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412752.3/BYZ
.DELDT 05/02/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL cody.phillips2@usda.gov