674
FNUS75 KBYZ 100147
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR PK FIRE...EMERGENCY MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
747 PM MDT FRI OCT 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 MDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
EXPECT PERIODICALLY BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH
THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE ERRATIC AND OCCASIONALLY LIGHT.
TONIGHT'S HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE VERY POOR WITH A MAX EXPECTED
TO REMAIN UNDER 30%. A COLD FRONT ARRIVES SATURDAY MORNING AROUND
9AM, BRINGING A SHIFT TO LIGHTER NORTH WINDS AND AN UPWARD TREND
IN HUMIDITY. LOOK FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS TOMORROW AFTERNOON
(SHOWERS MAY CAUSE ERRATIC WINDS) THEN RAIN IS LIKELY SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE CHANGE IN AIR MASSES WILL BE DRAMATIC.
HUMIDITY WILL STAY VERY HIGH (ABOVE 80%) SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY, AND A MIX WITH WET SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........26-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH PERIODIC GUSTS TO
35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT EARLY, THEN INCREASING TO 35-39
PERCENT
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
EARLY, SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5-10 MPH AROUND 9AM.
NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........GREATER THAN 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN, POSSIBLY MIXED WITH WET
SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................65 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........82-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 MPH.
FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...JESSE LUDIKHUIZE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 10/09/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JLUDIKHUIZE@SHERIDANCOUNTYWY.GOV, WYCDC@FIRENET.GOV
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