988  
FNUS75 KBYZ 261131  
FWSBYZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR POMPEYS PILLAR RX...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
531 AM MDT WED MAR 26 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MDT ON MARCH 26.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY THROUGH  
THURSDAY MORNING. COLD FRONT MAY APPROACH THE SITE LATE THURSDAY  
AFTERNOON, HOWEVER, CONFIDENCE IS LOW ON FRONTAL TIMING AS IT MAY  
APPROACH DURING THE EVENING. IT WILL BE WARM BOTH DAYS WITH HIGHS  
IN THE LOW TO MID 70S TODAY AND IN THE MID 70S TO AROUND 80 ON  
THURSDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID  
20S TODAY AND THURSDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER INTO THE MID 70S  
TO AROUND 80 PERCENT TONIGHT. FOR TODAY, LIGHT WINDS WILL BECOME  
WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, BEFORE  
BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE EAST AROUND 5 MPH  
TONIGHT. ON THURSDAY, LIGHT WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, IF A COLD FRONT COMES THROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON,  
WINDS WILL BECOME WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. PERCENT  
CONFIDENCE OF COLD FRONT COMING THROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON IS 30 PERCENT.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING  
LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
6800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 14 MPH.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........58 54 55 34 32 31 34 26 33 18 20 24  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............38 40 41 45 52 58 63 66 70 71 72 73  
RH..............84 78 78 67 59 46 37 32 27 25 24 22  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W N  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 10 10 10 10 8 7 6 5 5  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-43.  
MAX HUMIDITY........76-80 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO  
600 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND  
6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........20 9 8 18 24 22 11 11 20 18 14 22  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............72 68 64 59 56 53 51 49 48 45 43 43  
RH..............26 32 40 45 52 57 63 67 69 73 75 75  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
4900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 13  
TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........19 25 29 54  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............42 48 68 79  
RH..............75 62 36 24  
20 FT WIND......N 1G2 SW 2G5 SW 6G7 SW 7G10  
 
 
FORECASTER...ARTHUR  
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT GRIFFIN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2507761.1/BYZ  
.DELDT 03/26/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DDAY@BLM.GOV,RMGRIFFIN@BLM.GOV,IWALD@BLM.GOV  
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