105  
FNUS75 KBYZ 271039  
FWSBYZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH BRIDGERS UNIT 13 RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
439 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON MARCH 27.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH  
THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT THE BURN SITE TODAY AND  
SATURDAY, WITH TOMORROW BEING THE WARMER AND DRIER OF THE NEXT TWO  
DAYS. LOOK FOR RHS DOWN TO THE TEENS TODAY. HUMIDITY RECOVERY  
TONIGHT WILL BE QUITE POOR. EXPECT MIXED SOUTHERLY WINDS TO GUST  
INTO THE TEENS TODAY (BEGINNING AROUND NOON), THEN WITH DEEPER  
MIXING INTO THE 20S SATURDAY. IT WILL REMAIN WARM THROUGH THE  
WEEKEND. THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH A  
COLD FRONT ON MONDAY.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-54.  
MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY, BECOMING SOUTH TO  
SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO  
15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10-20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.  
 
TIME (MDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........5 4 9 10 4 9 9 11 11 20  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............22 26 33 36 41 47 50 51 52 51  
RH..............45 40 34 30 24 20 18 17 17 19  
20 FT WIND DIR..VRB VRB SW S S S SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 4 6 7 8 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 9 10 12 13 15 15 15 13  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........26-30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH  
UNTIL SUNSET.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15-20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........22 17 9 7 8 12 9 11 11 6 12 18  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............50 48 45 42 42 41 40 38 37 36 37 38  
RH..............20 22 25 27 27 27 27 27 25 26 26 25  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 13 11 10 9 8 8 8 9 9 9  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-61.  
MIN HUMIDITY........11-15 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15-25 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 MPH.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........28 27 32 51  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............38 42 55 59  
RH..............26 24 16 13  
20 FT WIND......VRB 3G6 SW 5G11 SW 9G16 SW 12G24  
 

 
FORECASTER...LESTER  
REQUESTED BY...NICK NELSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2608072.0/BYZ  
.DELDT 03/27/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NICHOLAS.NELSON@USDA.GOV  
 
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