745
FNUS75 KBYZ 260814
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE COULEE FIRE...MONTANA DNRC-SLO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
214 AM MDT WED AUG 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
LOOK FOR VARIABLE CLOUDINESS OVER THE FIRE SITE TODAY, INCREASING
TOWARD EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
THUNDERSHOWER AFTER 4 PM. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT, MAINLY
SOUTHERLY TODAY. A FEW SHOWERS AND MAYBE A THUNDERSHOWER DRIFT
NEAR THE FIRE THIS EVENING. RH RECOVERY TONIGHT IS NOT EXPECTED TO
BE VERY GOOD...REMAINING BELOW 50%. FOR THURSDAY, LOOK FOR WARMER
TEMPS AND MINIMUM RH A LITTLE LOWER THAN TODAY. THERE IS A LITTLE
HIGHER RISK OF SHOWERS/STORMS LATE THURSDAY INTO THE EVENING AS A
DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. BT
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM AFTER 4 PM.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.14 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING, MAINLY FROM SOUTH UNDER 10 MPH. TURNING
SOUTHEAST IN AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 12-16 MPH. GUSTY ERRATIC
WIND NEAR SHOWERS.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
9300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSHOWER IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.18 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 5-10 MPH
OVERNIGHT. GUSTY ERRATIC WIND NEAR SHOWERS.
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
400 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON AFTER ABOUT 5 PM.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.23 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS IN
AFTERNOON 15-20 MPH. GUSTY ERRATIC NEAR SHOWERS.
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 13-18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
9700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...CRAIG RISKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620570.0/BYZ
.DELDT 08/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RISKECA@GMAIL.COM
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page