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FNUS75 KBYZ 161824
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR NRCS TRAINING BURN...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1224 PM MDT MON MAR 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN WARM WITH LITTLE (LESS THAN 10%) CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION INTO THE WEEKEND. WITH THE WARMER TEMPERATURES, SOME
STRONGER WINDS MAY MIX DOWN DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS, WITH A 10%
CHANCE OF GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EACH DAY. IF SNOW COVER REMAINS ON THE
GROUND INTO WEDNESDAY, TEMPERATURES MAY BE AROUND 10 DEGREES COOLER
THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST AND BREEZY WINDS WILL NO LONGER BE A
CONCERN.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........72 72 63 63 63 47 47 47 53 53 53
TEMP............44 46 48 53 58 62 65 67 68 68 67
RH..............72 70 68 63 57 51 46 42 39 38 40
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 9 9 12 12 11 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 13 13 13 18 18 17 16 16 16
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........60 60 60 56 56 56 55 55 55 47 47 47
TEMP............65 62 57 54 51 50 48 47 45 44 42 42
RH..............42 45 49 53 55 57 58 59 60 60 60 60
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 11 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........53 63 60 56
TEMP............43 50 65 70
RH..............60 58 42 35
20 FT WIND......S 6G8 S 8G12 S 12G18 S 10G17
FORECASTER...ARCHER
REQUESTED BY...AVERY HACKETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/16/26
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.EMAIL AVERY.HACKETT@USDA.GOV
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