575
FNUS75 KBYZ 141245
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR PHILLIPS BUTTE RX...USFS ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
545 AM MST SAT FEB 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON FEBRUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST THIS WEEKEND OVER THE BURN
SITE. LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO BE IN THE 50S WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE LOW 20S PERCENT EACH DAY. THERE IS EVEN A
SLIGHT CHANCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROP INTO THE UPPER TEENS
FOR A FEW HOURS EACH AFTERNOON (UP TO 20 PERCENT CHANCE, GREATEST
TODAY). WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER A BIT TONIGHT, ONLY
MODEST RECOVERIES ARE FORECAST. OTHERWISE, WINDS WILL BE LIGHT
OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS INTO THE TEENS (MPH) DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES LOOK TO BE EVEN WARMER ON MONDAY BEFORE A WEATHER
SYSTEM TUESDAY BRINGS COOLER, WETTER, AND WINDIER CONDITIONS TO
THE BURN SITE.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND
5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
TIME (MST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........37 42 32 36 22 29 26 22 23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............34 40 45 50 51 52 53 52 49
RH..............51 43 35 29 24 22 22 25 32
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 6 7 6 5 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 8 10 12 10 8 6 5
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........22 26 28 28 34 34 34 36 32 34 32 49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............45 41 39 37 36 35 33 32 31 29 29 30
RH..............37 42 44 44 46 48 50 51 51 50 50 50
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW S S S S S S S S S SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH BY THE
AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND
10 TO 15 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST
AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........49 64 47 44
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............30 36 53 56
RH..............50 42 24 20
20 FT WIND......SW 3G6 SW 4G7 W 6G12 W 6G12
FORECASTER...ARENDS
REQUESTED BY...CODY PHILLIPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601508.11/BYZ
.DELDT 02/14/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CODY.PHILLIPS2@USDA.GOV
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