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FNUS75 KBYZ 181227
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIDGER HAND PILES UNIT 28...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
527 AM MST WED FEB 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
TODAY WILL BE A COLD DAY WITH BREEZY SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OVER THE
BURN SITE. LOOK FOR WINDS TO GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING INTO
TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL AROUND 0F. THURSDAY WILL BE ANOTHER
COLD DAY, BUT WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. TODAY
THROUGH TONIGHT, RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LOOK TO REMAIN HIGHER AS
SNOW MOVES INTO THE REGION. SPEAKING OF SNOW, PERIODS OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW ARE LIKELY TODAY INTO TONIGHT, WITH LIGHT SNOW
POTENTIALLY LINGERING INTO THURSDAY (30 PERCENT CHANCE). THE
CURRENT FORECAST HAS 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE BURN SITE. THE
CHANCE OF SEEING MORE THAN 3 INCHES IS 50 PERCENT.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY.
CWR.................50 PERCENT
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....15-19.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.
TIME (MST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........82 85 89 87 87 88 94 93 94 95
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............15 14 14 14 14 15 16 14 13 12
RH..............70 69 65 64 63 64 66 69 70 72
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....-2 TO 2.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING WEST
10 TO 15 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 8 MPH.
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........95 95 82 82 86 82 73 76 76 75 75 85
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............10 9 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 4 3 2
RH..............72 73 73 73 74 75 75 76 76 77 77 78
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 5 5 5 4 2 2 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 12 10 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF SNOW.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....18-22.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........85 68 55 55
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............2 7 19 20
RH..............77 65 52 48
20 FT WIND......S 1G6 S 2G6 SW 3G7 SW 4G8
FORECASTER...ARENDS
REQUESTED BY...ANDRE RAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2602997.0/BYZ
.DELDT 02/18/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ANDRE.RAY@USDA.GOV,JAMES.M.RAY@USDA.GOV
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