798
FNUS75 KBYZ 132210
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
410 PM MDT WED MAY 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 MDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT, THERE IS A 30% CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A 15%
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN 1800 AND 2200 MDT, WITH A 15% CHANCE
OF SHOWERS LINGERING THROUGH 0200 MDT. ANY NEARBY SHOWERS OR STORMS
WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE GUSTY, ERRATIC WINDS OF 35 TO 50
MPH. BEHIND THE FRONT, WINDS WILL TURN OUT OF THE WEST TO NORTHWEST.
GUSTS WILL GENERALLY BE 30 TO 40 MPH, WITH A 20% CHANCE FOR A GUST
GREATER THAN 50 MPH THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. THURSDAY WILL BE DRY
UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES.
THIS AFTERNOON
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.2 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
MPH.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY, ERRATIC WINDS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH
OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 25 TO
35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 25 TO
35 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40
MPH.
RIDGETOP...........WEST 30 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30 TO 40 MPH.
FORECASTER...ARCHER
REQUESTED BY...KELSEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 05/13/26
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