911  
FNUS75 KBYZ 201323  
FWSBYZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BOBCAT FENCE BURN PILES...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
623 AM MST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MST ON JANUARY 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
NORTHERLY FLOW WILL BE OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY WITH LOW MIXING HEIGHTS.  
WEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, BECOMING SOUTHWEST  
5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE 6 TO 10 DEGREES.  
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL BE 43 TO 47 PERCENT. UPPER RIDGING TONIGHT WILL RESULT  
IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA. THIS WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WINDS.  
WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 26 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE EARLY IN THE  
EVENING AT 3 TO 7 DEGREES AND HUMIDITIES WILL BE 46 TO 50 PERCENT. AN UPPER  
TROUGH WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA ON TUESDAY BRINGING A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW. EXPECT PATCHY BLOWING SNOW LATE THIS EVENING AND TUESDAY  
MORNING. TUESDAY WILL BE MUCH WARMER WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 30S.  
HUMIDITIES WILL BE 46 TO 50 PERCENT AND WINDS WILL BE WEST 12 TO  
18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26 MPH.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....6-10.  
MIN HUMIDITY........43-47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6  
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
1300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........8 8 7 3 4 5 3 4 11 22 31  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............-11 -11 -9 -7 -4 -1 2 4 5 7 6  
RH..............58 59 59 57 53 49 46 43 42 45 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 6 8 10 10 11 12 11 11 10  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
PATCHY BLOWING SNOW LATE IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....3-7.  
MAX HUMIDITY........46-50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO  
18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26 MPH LATE IN THE  
EVENING.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 0  
FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25  
TO 26 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........37 40 43 43 47 56 64 79 79 71 76 81  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... BSN BSN BSN BSN BSN BSN SBS  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............7 8 7 7 7 10 12 15 18 19 21 22  
RH..............50 50 48 47 47 48 47 46 47 47 47 46  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 12 12 12 16 16 16 17 17 17 18  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 17 17 17 22 22 22 25 25 25 26  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IN THE  
MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY.  
CWR.................7 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-35.  
MIN HUMIDITY........46-50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26  
MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 35 TO 40 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
1700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 24 TO 30 MPH.  
 
TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........80 80 76 70  
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....SN/BS SN/BS SNOW SNOW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............23 25 30 32  
RH..............45 46 47 49  
20 FT WIND......W 18G26 W 17G23 W 12G17 W 13G18  
 

 
FORECASTER...ARTHUR  
REQUESTED BY...DAVID DAY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2500677.2/BYZ  
.DELDT 01/20/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DDAY@BLM.GOV,RGRIFFIN@BLM.GOV  
 
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