####018004251#### FNUS75 KBYZ 021002 FWSBYZ Spot Forecast for South Stocker RX...USFS National Weather Service Billings MT 402 AM MDT Thu May 2 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 MDT on May 02. 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 breezy northwest winds with gusts to 30 mph at the burn site today, with highest gusts beginning after 10am. Scattered rain/snow showers and isolated weak thunderstorms capable of producing erratic wind gusts and small hail will be around the area this afternoon. The chance of wetting rain is low, but there may be brief visibility reductions. Shower activity will diminish with sunset this evening. Isolated showers are expected on Friday, with a bit less wind. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny early, then increasing clouds. Scattered rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms. Storms may produce small hail and erratic wind gusts. CWR.................15 percent. LAL.................2...1 to 8 strikes/15 min/cell. Max temperature.....47-51. Min humidity........37-41 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......West 10-20 mph with gusts to around 25 in the morning, becoming northwest and gusting to 30 mph in the afternoon. Ridgetop...........West 20-30 mph becoming northwest. Mixing height.......Increasing to 7500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West to northwest 25 mph. Haines index........3. TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Temp............31 37 42 45 47 49 49 48 46 44 43 RH..............74 59 50 42 40 39 39 41 43 45 48 20 FT wind dir..W W W W W W W W W W NW 20 FT wind spd..10 12 14 16 17 17 18 19 19 20 20 20 FT wind gust.15 19 22 24 25 26 27 28 30 30 28 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy with scattered rain and snow showers early in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. CWR.................Less than 5 percent. LAL.................1...no thunderstorms. Min temperature.....25-29. Max humidity........84-89 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Northwest 10-20 mph with gusts to 25 mph decreasing to 6-12 mph in the late evening and overnight. Ridgetop...........Northwest 10-20 mph. Early evening gusts to 30 mph. Mixing height.......Decreasing to 500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 25 mph decreasing to 10 mph. TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Temp............43 42 40 38 37 36 34 33 32 31 28 27 RH..............49 50 55 58 59 63 69 74 77 81 85 87 20 FT wind dir..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W 20 FT wind spd..20 17 13 9 8 8 9 9 8 8 7 7 20 FT wind gust.25 23 18 13 12 13 13 14 13 12 12 11 .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1...no thunderstorms. Max temperature.....49-53. Min humidity........35-39 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Northwest 10-20 mph. Gusts to 25 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Ridgetop...........Northwest 15-25 mph. Mixing height.......Increasing to 7000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 20 mph. Haines index........2. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM Temp............27 36 44 49 RH..............87 68 48 40 20 FT wind......NW 8G12 NW 11G17 NW 16G23 NW 16G22 $$ Forecaster...Lester Requested by...Cody S Phillips Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2412752.3/BYZ .DELDT 05/02/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL cody.phillips2@usda.gov