008  
FNUS75 KBYZ 280108  
FWSBYZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST FORK...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
708 PM MDT WED AUG 27 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 MDT ON AUGUST 27.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
COOL AND WET WEATHER WILL CONTINUE NEAR THE SITE THROUGH THE  
FORECAST PERIOD. A LINE OF WEAK THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF THE SITE IS  
SLOWLY MOVING NORTH THIS EVENING AND IS MOST LIKELY TO IMPACT THE  
SITE BETWEEN 2100 MDT AND MIDNIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS  
IS HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY, ERRATIC WINDS UP TO 40 MPH. SO FAR, OBSERVED  
GUSTS NEAR STORMS HAVE REMAINED AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH.  
 
RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY, WITH CONTINUED  
CONCERNS OF HEAVY RAIN AND ERRATIC WINDS UP TO 40 MPH. BY FRIDAY  
EVENING, THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FALLS TO LESS  
THAN 20%.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................78 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.35 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-46.  
MAX HUMIDITY........98-100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................83 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.49 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........70-74 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................30 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.22 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-42.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90-94 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO  
600 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................16 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.18 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........46-50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
8600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...ARCHER  
REQUESTED BY...JOE DOMITROVICH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2520413.7/BYZ  
.DELDT 08/27/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOSEPH_DOMITROVICH@FIRENET.GOV  
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