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FNUS75 KBYZ 261019
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR BATTLE RIDGE FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
419 AM MDT WED AUG 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 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 430 PM. LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING
BECOME A BIT GUSTY FROM THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE NEAR SHOWERS. THREAT OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORM
CONTINUE TO ABOUT 9 PM THIS EVENING. R RH RECOVERY OVERNIGHT INTO
THURSDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 45%.
FOR THURSDAY, LOOK FOR WARMER TEMPS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS, AGAIN
BECOMING GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS A LITTLE HIGHER RISK OF
STRONG WINDS WITH SHOWERS/STORMS LATE THURSDAY INTO THE EVENING
AS A DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. BT
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORM IN THE
AFTERNOON AFTER 430 PM.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.12 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING UNDER 10 MPH, BECOMING
WEST IN THE AFTERNOON 6-10 MPH GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH. ERRATIC WIND
NEAR SHOWERS.
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
9500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORM IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.21 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................16 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.26 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS UNDER 10 MPH, WITH GUSTS
IN THE AFTERNOON 15-20 MPH. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
8400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.
FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...JOSHUA FOSTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/26/26
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.EMAIL JOSHUA.FOSTER@USDA.GOV
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