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FNUS75 KBYZ 250152
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST SIDE FIRE...CARBON COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
752 PM MDT FRI APR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 MDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
LOOK FOR SOMEWHAT BLUSTERY CONDITIONS OVER THE FIRE SITE THIS
EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS INTO THE 14-18 MPH RANGE.
NORTH/NORTHWEST WILL PREVAIL, BUT COULD BE ERRATIC AT TIMES DUE TO
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE VICINITY. AS SHOWERS DECREASE LATER IN THE
EVENING THE WIND SHOULD DIMINISH TO WESTERLY UNDER 10 MPH OR BE
TERRAIN DRIVEN. RH READINGS WILL BE OKAY, BUT NOT AS HIGH AS LAST
NIGHT.
FOR SATURDAY, WIND FIELDS ARE WEAKER OVER THE MOUNTAINS. WE
EXPECT WESTERLY WINDS AT RIDGETOP WITH TERRAIN DRIVEN/UPSLOPE
WINDS MOST PROBABLE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS OF FIRE, GENERALLY UNDER
12 MPH. RH WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY ELEVATED. WE DO SEE SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON AROUND THE FIRE SITE WITH
CWR AROUND 15%. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUES INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT WITH WEAK WIND FIELDS.
NEXT CHANCE OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION AND ACCUMULATING SNOW IS
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY WHEN A FEW INCHES OF ACCUMULATING
SNOWFALL IS FORECAST. BT
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-13.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH EARLY. WEST WINDS 5-9 MPH
LATE.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......475 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 100
FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-33.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE EARLY, THEN SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6-11 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 10-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-23.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5-7 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
0 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 7 MPH.
FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...TOM KOHLEY SITL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611038.4/BYZ
.DELDT 04/24/26
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.EMAIL TKOHLEY@CARBONMT.GOV,CALLEN@CARBONMT.GOV,DREW.GRIMES@USDA.GOV,MTBDC@FIRENET.GOV
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