901
FNUS75 KBYZ 231530
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSEMANS FLAT / BENBOW UNIT 6...USFS BEARTOOTH R.D.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
930 AM MDT THU MAR 23 2023
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 MDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND, WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURRING FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING. FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON, 5" TO 14" OF SNOW IS EXPECTED, WITH A 33% CHANCE TO SEE
OVER 12", AND OUR FORECASTS ARE LEANING ON THE HIGHER-END
POTENTIAL. MORE SNOW POTENTIAL EXISTS ON SUNDAY AS WELL.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST IN THE MID 30S TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
MORNING, THEN BECOME NORTHEAST 6-10 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO
16 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING,
THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
FORECASTER...VERTZ
REQUESTED BY...JEFF STABIO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/23/23
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