501  
FNUS75 KBYZ 220950  
FWSBYZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH STOCKER RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
350 AM MDT MON APR 22 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON APRIL 22.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
..GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL HUMIDITY NEAR 20 PERCENT TODAY
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
IT WILL BE WINDY AND DRY TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST 24 TO  
32 MPH. HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT. WINDS WILL STAY  
GUSTY IN THE EARLY EVENING AS HUMIDITY RECOVERS. WINDS WILL  
DECREASE OVERNIGHT. TODAY WILL BE COOLER COMPARED TO SUNDAY WITH  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO NEAR 60. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER ON  
WEDNESDAY AND TURN TO THE EAST BY AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY WILL BE  
HIGHER TOO, WITH EAST WINDS AND HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE SIMILAR  
TO TODAY.  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 32 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 35 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING,  
INCREASING TO AROUND 8500 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH IN THE MORNING,  
INCREASING TO AROUND 32 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........3.  
 
TIME (MDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........7 6 4 3 3 4 4 8 16  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............41 45 48 51 53 54 55 56 57  
RH..............45 40 35 30 27 25 24 22 21  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 18 18 18 20 20 22 22  
20 FT WIND GUST.26 26 28 28 28 30 30 32 32  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.  
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 MPH IN THE EVENING, SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST 6 TO 14 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 8500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING,  
DECREASING TO AROUND 400 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH IN THE EVENING,  
DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........20 22 25 27 26 23 22 20 18 17 15 12  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............56 53 49 45 44 42 40 38 38 35 34 33  
RH..............21 26 32 36 39 43 46 48 50 56 59 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..22 18 16 13 12 12 12 11 10 9 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.32 28 22 17 16 17 17 16 14 13 12 12  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH IN THE MORNING,  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH EARLY  
AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE  
AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING,  
INCREASING TO AROUND 7000 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE MORNING,  
SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........2.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........10 11 27 40  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............32 41 53 57  
RH..............63 47 33 26  
20 FT WIND......W 8G12 NW 8G12 N 6G10 NE 6G10  
 

 
FORECASTER...HUMPHREY  
REQUESTED BY...CODY S PHILLIPS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2411656.0/BYZ  
.DELDT 04/22/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CODY.PHILLIPS2@USDA.GOV  
 
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