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FNUS75 KBYZ 080917
FWSBYZ
SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST SIDE FIRE...CARBON COUNTY MT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
317 AM MDT FRI MAY 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON MAY 08.
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 A WARM DAY AHEAD WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS. A WEATHER
DISTURBANCE ALOFT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. HOWEVER THE BEST CHANCE OF RAINFALL WILL REMAIN MAINLY
EAST OVER THE PLAINS ON SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP AS LOW AS
7600 FT BY SUNRISE SATURDAY BEFORE CLIMBING AGAIN DURING THE DAY.
LITTLE IF ANY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. LOOK FOR GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO PREVAIL SATURDAY. HUMIDITY READINGS WILL REMAIN
ABOVE 30% THROUGH SATURDAY. BT
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5-10 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
6300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.4 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.9 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
7900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.
FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...BILLINGS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611877.10/BYZ
.DELDT 05/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DOUGLAS.ZIMMER@USDA.GOV,MTBDC@FIRENET.GOV,CALLEN@CARBONMT.GOV
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