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Spot Forecast for Short Draw Fire...DNRC County Assist Team
National Weather Service Billings MT
327 PM MDT Thu Sep 19 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on September 20.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact our office if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...

Cold front will push south through the fire Friday afternoon. It
will be sunny with no precipitation. Temperatures will be 76 to 80
degrees with humidities in the 21 to 25 percent range. Winds will be
south 5 to 7 mph in the morning, becoming west 8 to 12 mph by late
morning, then northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 18 mph in the afternoon.
Northerly flow will keep winds gusty Friday night from the north at
8 to 11 mph with gusts to 18 mph. Humidities will recover into the 70s.
It will be cooler on Saturday with humidities in the low to mid 30s as
high pressure builds over the area. Winds will be north 9 to 11 mph.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....76-80.
Min humidity........21-25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......South winds 5 to 7 mph in the morning, becoming west
                    8 to 12 mph by late morning, then northwest 10 to 15 mph with
                    gusts to 18 mph in the afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........West around 15 mph.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL early in the morning increasing to
                    9300 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph.
Haines index........3.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....41-45.
Max humidity........73-77 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......North winds 8 to 11 mph with gusts to around 18
                    mph.
 Ridgetop...........West around 15 mph.
Mixing height.......9300 ft AGL early in the evening decreasing to
                    900 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 13 mph.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....60-64.
Min humidity........32-36 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......North winds 9 to 11 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest around 25 mph.
Mixing height.......900 ft AGL early in the morning increasing to
                    4900 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....North around 13 mph.
Haines index........2.

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Forecaster...Arthur
Requested by...Doug Dodge
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 09/19/24
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.EMAIL doug_dodge@firenet.gov