944
FNUS75 KBYZ 032144
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST CABIN...MTLG10
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
344 PM MDT FRI JUL 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 MDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
A THUNDERSTORM IS CURRENTLY NORTH AND EAST OF BRIDGER, AND IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TRACKING OFF TO THE EAST. HOWEVER, AN OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY MAY BRING WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH TO THE FIRE AREA WITHIN THE
NEXT 30 MINUTES.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE
THIS AFTERNOON, ALTHOUGH ANY SEVERE STORMS GENERALLY LOOK TO
REMAIN EAST OF THE FIRE. THE MAIN THREATS WITH ANY STORMS ARE
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 50 MPH, SMALL HAIL, AND BRIEF POCKETS
OF HEAVY RAIN. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR ANY THUNDERSTORM IS
NOW THROUGH 2000 MDT. OTHERWISE, WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, BECOMING MOSTLY LIGHT OVERNIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
15 TO 25 MPH
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
FORECASTER...PALMQUIST
REQUESTED BY...ANGIE POLLOCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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