896
FNUS75 KBYZ 261506
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR YELLOW MULE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
906 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
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOST LIKELY (60% CHANCE) TO IMPACT THE
FIRE BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000 MDT TODAY. THE MAIN THREATS ARE ERRATIC
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND LIGHTNING. THURSDAY WILL SEE ANOTHER
ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MOST LIKELY (60% CHANCE)
BETWEEN 1400 AND 2100 MDT. THE MAIN THREATS WILL AGAIN BE STRONG,
ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................24 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.31 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING 20 TO 30 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
FORECASTER...ARCHER
REQUESTED BY...JOHN BRYDON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/26/26
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