414
FNUS75 KBYZ 231450
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR N BRIDGERS UNIT 13 RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
850 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0000 MDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH MODERATE RH RECOVERIES AT BEST CAN BE
EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE OVERNIGHT. HEADING INTO TUESDAY,
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING (20% CHANCE), THOUGH ANY PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. WINDS INCREASE FURTHER TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH WARM, DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS
EXPECTED, AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT PASSAGE SOMETIME WEDNESDAY
EVENING.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (MDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........62 52 42 51 78 66
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............44 44 44 43 43 43
RH..............30 30 30 31 32 33
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........67 67 67 70 70 70 62 62 62 77 77 77
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 44 45 46 48 52 55 58 59 60 59 59
RH..............34 33 35 35 33 29 26 25 25 27 30 34
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 14 14 14 21 21 21 26 28 30
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO
35 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 40 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........83 82 81 64
WEATHER COV.....SCHANCE SCHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............57 54 53 52
RH..............37 45 47 45
20 FT WIND......SW 12G30 SW 12G32 SW 10G28 SW 10G26
FORECASTER...PALMQUIST
REQUESTED BY...NICK NELSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/23/26
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