945
FNUS75 KBYZ 261524
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE COULEE...DNRC - SLO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
924 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
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE (LESS THAN 20%) FOR A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM
OVER THE FIRE BETWEEN 1600 AND 2000 MDT. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE
ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND LIGHTNING. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES
WILL BE POOR. FOR THURSDAY, LOOK FOR WARMER TEMPS AND MINIMUM RH A
LITTLE LOWER THAN TODAY. THERE IS A SLIGHTLY HIGHER RISK OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
FORECASTER...ARCHER
REQUESTED BY...ELIZABETH KING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/26/26
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