537
FNUS75 KBYZ 231825
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR N BRIDGERS HAND PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1225 PM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1409 MDT ON OCTOBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
STEADY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.
THERE IS CURRENTLY ABOUT A 60% CHANCE FOR AT LEAST A HALF INCH THROUGH
THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS CONDITIONS
CLEAR UP.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SNOW
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................97 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.9 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........89-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
28 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........WEST BECOMING NORTHWEST A 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........98 97 99 95
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF LTNG (%).10 0 0 0
TEMP............38 35 32 30
RH..............100 100 92 91
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 11 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.22 24 25 23
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE
OF SNOW THROUGH THE EVENING.
CWR.................36 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.2 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
18 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 6 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........98 94 96 95 94 82 67 62 56 41 43 31
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............30 29 29 30 30 30 29 28 27 28 26 26
RH..............91 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 88 85 86
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 14 13 10 7 6 5 4 4 4
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHAT 7 MPH.
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........34 12 12 21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............25 25 33 39
RH..............86 84 63 52
20 FT WIND......SW 2G4 S 1G4 SE 1G5 SE 2G6
FORECASTER...STETZER
REQUESTED BY...JAMES RAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 10/23/26
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