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Spot Forecast for Matthews RX...Bureau of Land Management
National Weather Service Billings MT
839 AM MST Mon Mar 1 2021

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0000 MST on March 03.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

.DISCUSSION...

Above normal temperatures, in the 50s to near 60 degrees, are
expected Tuesday through Thursday. Minimum humidity values will
remain in the 30 percent range Tuesday through Thursday. Winds are
expected to be breezy and westerly Tuesday, with gusts around 20
mph. Winds will taper off Tuesday night, and remain generally
light and terrain driven Wednesday through Thursday.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....Around 30.
Max humidity........77 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 8 to 12 mph.
 Ridgetop...........West around 20 mph.
Mixing height.......100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 9 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....Around 56.
Min humidity........35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Terrain driven winds 6 to 10 mph.
 Ridgetop...........West around 20 mph.
Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 9 mph.
Haines index........4.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....Around 27.
Max humidity........82 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Terrain driven winds 6 to 10 mph.
 Ridgetop........... Southwest around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL in the evening.
Transport winds.....West around 9 mph.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....Around 59.
Min humidity........34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Terrain winds around 4 to 8 mph.
 Ridgetop........... Southeast around 13 mph.
Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL.
Transport winds..... West around 11 mph.
Haines index........4.

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Forecaster...Gilstad
Requested by...Burn Boss
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/01/21
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