329  
FNUS75 KBYZ 201003  
FWSBYZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSETHIEF PILES...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
303 AM MST THU FEB 20 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MST ON FEBRUARY 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
TEMPERATURES WARM CONSIDERABLY FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW INTO THE  
30S. THIS COULD LEAD TO SNOW MELT AND PONDING OF WATER. CONDITIONS  
REMAIN DRY THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD WITH CONDITIONS TRANSITIONING  
FROM CLOUDY TO SUNNY FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THROUGHOUT THE  
PERIOD WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BEING FRIDAY. TORGERSON  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-37.  
MIN HUMIDITY........64-68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......STEADY AROUND 400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
TIME (MST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........94 95 84 78 69 67 70 69 62 66 70  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............8 11 17 23 27 30 33 35 35 34 32  
RH..............79 81 72 70 75 68 68 66 66 70 73  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 8 8 8 7 7 6 7 6 6  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....11-15.  
MAX HUMIDITY........82-86 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......STEADY AROUND 300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........70 69 68 69 70 70 67 57 40 43 37 23  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............29 27 25 23 22 21 19 16 16 15 13 13  
RH..............77 82 77 77 79 77 84 81 81 82 80 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 7 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-38.  
MIN HUMIDITY........70-74 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH  
GUSTING TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........23 15 15 22  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............13 20 33 36  
RH..............79 78 74 72  
20 FT WIND......SW 6G10 SW 7G12 SW 11G16 SW 14G19  
 

 
FORECASTER...TORGERSON/CHAMBERS  
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT GRIFFIN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2502964.2/BYZ  
.DELDT 02/20/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DDAY@BLM.GOV,RMGRIFFIN@BLM.GOV  
 
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