709
FNUS75 KBYZ 241508
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH BRIDGERS UNIT 13 RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
908 AM MDT TUE MAR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0000 MDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
OCCASIONALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY AT RIDGETOP, THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING. THERE IS CURRENTLY A 30% CHANCE OF A GUST STRONGER
THAN 50 MPH AT RIDGETOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING. PRECIP
WILL FALL MOSTLY AS SNOW INTO THURSDAY, WITH AN 80% CHANCE OF LESS
THAN 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATING. RH RECOVERIES WILL BE MODERATE
AT BEST EACH NIGHT. CONDITIONS LOOK TO TREND WARMER, DRIER, AND
BREEZY INTO THE WEEKEND.
MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
TIME (MDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........70 70 70 70 70 70
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW
TEMP............43 41 40 39 37 36
RH..............48 50 52 53 54 54
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 10 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.28 28 24 20 20 16
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........79 79 79 63 63 63 35 35 35 35 35 35
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TEMP............34 33 32 32 33 35 36 37 38 39 40 40
RH..............53 52 50 48 46 43 40 35 31 27 24 23
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 18 23 23 23 26 26 26 28 28 28
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 20
MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10
MPH OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........10 10 3 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP............40 33 28 24
RH..............23 33 39 44
20 FT WIND......NW 11G29 NW 6G19 NW 4G12 W 3G10
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........3 2 2 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TEMP............24 29 41 46
RH..............46 35 23 18
20 FT WIND......W 2G10 W 2G10 W 5G14 W 6G18
FORECASTER...ARCHER
REQUESTED BY...NICK NELSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/24/26
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