869
FNUS75 KBYZ 091352
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR PHILLIPS BUTTE RX...USFS ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
652 AM MST MON FEB 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON FEBRUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT BECOMING WESTERLY ON THURSDAY AND THEN
LIGHT BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY ON FRIDAY, IN THE 5 TO 10MPH RANGE.
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 40S ON
THURSDAY, AND A FEW DEGREES WARMER FRIDAY WITH RH VALUES DROPPING
INTO THE LOWER 30S EACH AFTERNOON. THURSDAY NIGHT WILL SEE
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 20S WITH RH RECOVERIES TO NEAR 70
PERCENT.
IT'S A BIT TOO FAR OUT FOR AN HOURLY TABULAR FORECAST FOR FRIDAY.
BUT THE HOURLY POINT FORECAST PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE CAN FILL IN
SOME OF THAT INFORMATION FOR THAT TIME FRAME.
(WEATHER.GOV/FORECASTPOINTS AND JUST CLICK ON THE MAP AT THE
DESIRED LOCATION) CHAMBERS
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.
TIME (MST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........35 35 16 16 16 12 12 12 23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............31 36 41 44 46 47 47 46 44
RH..............71 61 52 42 36 33 35 42 45
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W NW NW NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 6 8 10 11 10 8 6
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 10 10 12 15 12 10 8
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-26.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
GUSTING TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...CODY PHILLIPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601508.6/BYZ
.DELDT 02/09/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CODY.PHILLIPS2@USDA.GOV
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