135  
FNUS75 KBYZ 150223  
FWSBYZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GREY FIRE...MONTANA DNRC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
823 PM MDT THU MAY 14 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 MDT ON MAY 14.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
TONIGHT WILL BE MILD AND BREEZY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES  
AROUND 50 PERCENT. WHILE BRIEF LULLS IN THE WIND ARE POSSIBLE,  
OCCASIONAL WESTERLY GUSTS INTO THE 20S MPH ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. FRIDAY WILL BE ANOTHER WINDY AND MOSTLY DRY DAY  
WITH WESTERLY WIND GUSTS AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH AND MINIMUM RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE TEENS PERCENT. WHILE AN ISOLATED LIGHT  
SHOWER CANNOT BE RULED OUT (5 PERCENT CHANCE), THE DRY AIR NEAR  
THE SURFACE WILL FAVOR VIRGA OVER PRECIPITATION MAKING IT TO THE  
GROUND. ARENDS  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-45.  
MAX HUMIDITY........46-50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...ARENDS  
REQUESTED BY...DUSTIN SCIACCA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
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.DELDT 05/14/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DSCIACCA@MT.GOV,JBROWN8@MT.GOV,MTBDC@FIRENET.GOV  
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