816
FNUS75 KBYZ 021458
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR PHILLIPS BUTTE RX...USFS ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
758 AM MST MON FEB 2 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON FEBRUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND. HIGHS WILL
GENERALLY BE IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S F AND MIN RH IN THE MID
20S TO LOW 30S PERCENT. THURSDAY IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO BE BOTH
THE WARMEST AND DRIEST DAY, WITH A 30% CHANCE OF RH BELOW 25%, AS
WELL AS THE BREEZIEST DAY, WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. OTHERWISE,
WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. NO
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED DURING THIS TIMEFRAME.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH
GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
TIME (MST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
TEMP............43 49 54 58 60 60 60 58 55
RH..............49 42 35 31 28 28 30 33 38
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 8 8 8 9 9 9 6
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 14 14 14 16 16 16 12
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
5 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
OVERNIGHT.
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
TEMP............51 47 44 42 40 39 37 35 33 32 31 31
RH..............43 48 53 57 60 63 68 73 77 78 78 77
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
TEMP............31 37 53 56
RH..............77 64 39 34
20 FT WIND......S 3G6 S 4G6 S 4G8 SW 4G8
FORECASTER...ARCHER
REQUESTED BY...CODY PHILLIPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601508.0/BYZ
.DELDT 02/02/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CODY.PHILLIPS2@USDA.GOV
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