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FNUS75 KBYZ 241020
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR BATTLE RIDGE FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
420 AM MDT MON AUG 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 MDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY SUNNY, ALBEIT HAZY AT TIMES TODAY. NO SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. RH READINGS WILL DROP TO AROUND 20% IN THE
AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE OVER 50% TONIGHT WITH LIGHT
WINDS PREVAILING, BECOMINMG EASTERLY LATE. EASTERLY WINDS UNDER
15 MPH EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY. HUMDIITY LEVELS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS
LOW AS MONDAYS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER TUESDAY
EVENING WITH ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE. BT
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS UNDER 10 MPH, BECOMING WEST UP TO 6-11 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 15-20 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
7300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
PATCHY SMOKE IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WIND OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 9 MPH.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUDS LATE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.3 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS EARLY, BECOMING 6-10 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
9600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.
FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...JOSHUA FOSTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620275.1/BYZ
.DELDT 08/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JOSHUA.FOSTER@USDA.GOV
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