608  
FNUS75 KBYZ 252038  
FWSBYZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HUNTER SHG PILES...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
238 PM MDT TUE MAR 25 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 MDT ON MARCH 25.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY  
EVENING OVER THE BURN SITE, OTHERWISE DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL  
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. DURING THIS TIME, NORTHWEST TO WEST  
WINDS WILL PREVAIL WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING THIS  
AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO WARM INTO THE 50S WEDNESDAY  
AND 50S TO LOWER 60S THURSDAY OVER THE BURN SITE. WIND GUSTS  
THURSDAY COULD REACH INTO TEENS TO LOWER 20S (MPH) WITH THE WARM  
TEMPERATURES. AFTER THURSDAY, COOLER AND WETTER WEATHER WILL  
RETURN TO THE BURN SITE FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WITH THIS,  
THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN TRANSITIONING OVER TO SNOW OVER THE  
BURN SITE. DURING THIS TIME, THE CHANCE OF SEEING 4 OR MORE  
INCHES OF SNOW IS 80 PERCENT AND 8 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS 50  
PERCENT. ARENDS  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-49.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 
TIME (MDT) 2 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).........47 43  
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF LTNG (%).1 0  
TEMP............47 46  
RH..............43 45  
20 FT WIND......NW 9G15 NW 7G12  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-34.  
MAX HUMIDITY........66-70 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT BECOMING WEST 6 TO 11 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 11 MPH.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........27 9 39 40  
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............43 36 34 33  
RH..............52 65 68 58  
20 FT WIND......NW 2G5 W 3G5 W 5G8 W 6G10  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........39 34 27 24  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............33 41 52 55  
RH..............54 41 34 32  
20 FT WIND......W 6G10 W 4G7 W 4G8 W 4G10  
 

 
FORECASTER...LESTER/ARENDS  
REQUESTED BY...MATT WEAKLAND  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2507866.0/BYZ  
.DELDT 03/25/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MATTHEW.WEAKLAND@USDA.GOV  
 
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