429  
FNUS75 KBYZ 040729  
FWSBYZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LUMIN WILDFIRE...US FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
129 AM MDT TUE AUG 4 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON AUGUST 04.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
SUNNY, COOL, AND DRY TODAY WITH MINRH VALUES IN THE MID 20%  
RANGE. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
THERE IS A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A LIGHT SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM THIS  
EVENING, BUT WETTING RAIN CHANCES REMAIN EXCEEDINGLY LOW. GIVEN  
THE DRY ATMOSPHERE BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS NEAR SHOWERS/VIRGA.  
EASTERLY WINDS IN THE EVENING WILL BECOME LIGHT OVERNIGHT.  
WEDNESDAY WILL BE SUNNY, WARMER, AND DRY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE  
NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UNDER 20 MPH. MINRH VALUES DROP  
INTO THE TEENS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHAMBERS  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 9 MPH WITH AFTERNOON  
GUSTS TO 17 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.  
MAX HUMIDITY........64-70 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH,  
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING.  
RIDGETOP...........EAST AROUND 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 12 MPH.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.  
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...CHAMBERS  
REQUESTED BY...JON WARDER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2618765.6/BYZ  
.DELDT 08/04/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL FLINT_CHENEY@FIRENET.GOV,CTHOMAS@SHERIDANCOUNTYWY.GOV,JOSHMCKINLEY53@GMAIL.COM,JONATHAN.WARDER@USDA.GOV,WYCPC@FIRENET.GOV,KHILLARDUSFS@GMAIL.COM  
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