391  
FNUS75 KBYZ 191058  
FWSBYZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SMITH SHIELDS PILE RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
358 AM MST TUE NOV 19 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MST ON NOVEMBER 19.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE TODAY, ESPECIALLY  
ALONG THE RIDGETOPS. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE (10%) OF A SNOW SHOWER  
THIS MORNING, OTHERWISE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE  
FORECAST PERIOD.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....22-26.  
MIN HUMIDITY........60-64 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28  
MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 35 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-13.  
MAX HUMIDITY........73-77 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 25 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-35.  
MIN HUMIDITY........51-55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 35 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2.  
 
 
FORECASTER...STETZER/SETZENFAND  
REQUESTED BY...PHILIP QUIGLEY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2426798.1/BYZ  
.DELDT 11/19/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL PHILIP.QUIGLEY@USDA.GOV  
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