


Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
397 FNUS75 KBYZ 271051 FWSBYZ Spot Forecast for Horsethief Piles...BLM National Weather Service Billings MT 351 AM MST Thu Feb 27 2025 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MST on February 27. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. Please contact our office if you have questions or concerns with this forecast. .DISCUSSION... Winds will be breezy today with gusts up to 30 mph. Winds will be much stronger just off the surface. Winds will shift between 1 and 3 PM from southwest to westerly. Winds at the surface and aloft will decrease after midnight. Humidity recoveries will be good tonight, and no precipitation is expected over the next 48 hours. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny then becoming mostly sunny. CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....52-56. Min humidity........37-41 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 14 to 18 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Ridgetop...........West winds 32 to 37 mph. Mixing height.......400 ft AGL early in the morning increasing to 1600 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....West 25 to 30 mph. TIME (MST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........36 28 23 11 38 53 32 31 33 46 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............33 39 44 47 50 52 53 54 52 51 RH..............63 56 49 44 43 39 37 37 38 40 20 FT wind dir..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT wind spd..9 14 14 14 15 16 18 17 17 16 20 FT wind gust.16 18 19 24 28 30 30 28 23 22 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. CWR.................0 percent. Min temperature.....27-31. Max humidity........67-71 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......West winds 12 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph, decreasing to 6 to 9 mph after midnight. Ridgetop...........West winds 32 to 37 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......1600 ft AGL early in the evening decreasing to 300 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....West winds 25 to 30 mph becoming northwest 18 to 22 mph after midnight. TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........40 51 38 39 27 28 41 29 31 22 38 38 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............48 45 43 42 41 40 39 37 36 34 32 31 RH..............43 45 48 49 50 53 56 57 62 65 66 68 20 FT wind dir..SW W W W W W W W W W NW NW 20 FT wind spd..15 14 13 11 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT wind gust.25 22 20 17 16 14 12 10 8 7 6 6 .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....50-54. Min humidity........44-48 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Light, variable winds. Ridgetop...........West winds 5 to 10 mph. Mixing height.......300 ft AGL early in the morning increasing to 2200 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....West winds 5 to 10 mph. TIME (MST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM Sky (%).........40 42 42 40 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Temp............31 38 48 52 RH..............67 59 50 45 20 FT wind......NW 2G6 W 2G5 SW 2G6 W 2G6 $$ Forecaster...Vertz Requested by...Robert Griffin Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2504043.0/BYZ .DELDT 02/27/25 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL rmgriffin@blm.gov,dday@blm.gov