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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST SIDE FIRE...CARBON COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
756 PM MDT THU APR 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 MDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE FIRE OVERNIGHT,
DECREASING TO SNOW SHOWERS OF VARIOUS INTENSITY AND FREQUENCY FOR
TOMORROW. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE
PERIOD..STRONGEST THIS EVENING AT TIMES. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW
ARE EXPECTED ON TOP OF THE FIRE, ABOUT 3-5 TONIGHT AND 2-3
ADDITIONAL INCHES FRIDAY. RH WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE
PERIOD WITH TEMPS WELL BELOW FREEZING. THE CHANCE OF MEASURABLE
PRECIPITATION WILL DECREASE BY FRIDAY EVENING..BUT AN UNSETTLED
PATTERN COULD LEAD TO MORE MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION BY SUNDAY. BT
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SNOW/SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING, THEN
SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................83 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-22.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 33 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING. DECREASING TO 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 24 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 18-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
0 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,
THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................53 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-29.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 21 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
5300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....12-17.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
IN THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP...........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
0 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...TOM KOHLEY SITL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611038.3/BYZ
.DELDT 04/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MTBDC@FIRENET.GOV,DREW.GRIMES@USDA.GOV,CALLEN@CARBONMT.GOV,TKOHLEY@CARBONMT.GOV
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