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FNUS75 KBYZ 282105
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR FENCE CREEK FIRE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
305 PM MDT FRI AUG 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 MDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
AS OF 1500 MDT, SHOWERS ARE MOVING OVER THE FIRE SITE. THE CHANCE
OF SHOWERS CONTINUES THROUGH THE EVENING, WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL. THE MAIN THREAT WITH ANY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY IS GUSTY WINDS. WHILE THE CHANCE OF SEEING A
WETTING RAIN IS LOW, CANNOT RULE OUT BRIEF HEAVY RAIN SHOULD A
THUNDERSTORM IMPACT THE FIRE SITE. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST AGAIN ON SATURDAY, AND THE CHANCE
SEEING A THUNDERSTORM IS A BIT HIGHER. WITH THIS, GUSTY WINDS AND
BRIEF HEAVY RAIN ARE THE MAIN THREATS, WITH HAIL BEING A SECONDARY
THREAT. OTHERWISE, WINDS WILL BE BREEZY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST
DURING THE DAY TODAY AND SATURDAY, WITH GENERALLY SOUTHERLY WINDS
OVERNIGHT. TONIGHT WILL ALSO SEE MODERATE TO GOOD RELATIVE
HUMIDITY RECOVERY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTH
4 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...ARENDS
REQUESTED BY...RACHEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/28/26
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