043
FNUS75 KBYZ 270418
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE COULEE FIRE...MONTANA DNRC-SLO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1018 PM MDT WED AUG 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2200 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 OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS
EVENING INTO TONIGHT OVER THE FIRE SITE, WITH THE CHANCE
DECREASING BY 0400 MDT THURSDAY MORNING. ANOTHER ROUND OF ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS THEN FORECAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING OVER/NEAR THE FIRE SITE. THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THIS
ACTIVITY IS GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH A LOW CHANCE OF SEEING A
WETTING RAIN (AROUND 10 PERCENT). WINDS THROUGH THIS TIME WILL
PREDOMINANTLY BE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 20
MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT WILL BE MODERATE. LA
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING INTO TONIGHT.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.7 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH
GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-66.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH
OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
FORECASTER...ARENDS
REQUESTED BY...CRAIG RISKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620667.0/BYZ
.DELDT 08/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RISKECA@GMAIL.COM, MTBDC@FIRENET.GOV
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