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Spot Forecast for Painted Hill Fire...BIA
National Weather Service Billings MT
414 PM MDT Thu Aug 31 2017

Forecast is based on request time of 1700 MDT on August 31. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A weak Pacific cold front will move through the site late this
afternoon and this evening. This front will produce northwest
winds and some potential gusts to 20 mph late this afternoon.
Winds will decrease this evening. Friday will be warm again and
dry, with humidities falling into the teens. Also, northwest 
winds will increase early Friday with some gusts to 24 mph 
possible. A Fire Weather Watch has been issued for Friday for the 
combination of low humidities and gusty winds. Very warm and dry 
weather will continue through the weekend. A cold front will push
through the area on Sunday and bring gusty winds and Sunday and 
potentially cooler weather for Monday. TWH

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny with isolated showers and 
                    thunderstorms. Areas of smoke. 
LAL.................2...1 to 8 strikes/15 min/cell. 
Max temperature.....89-94. 
Min humidity........15-20 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........ 
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 6 to 14 mph. Gusts to 
                    18 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms. 
 Ridgetop...........Northwest 10 to 20 mph. 
Haines index........3. 
CWR.................10 percent. 

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Areas of smoke. 
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms. 
Min temperature.....55-60. 
Max humidity........53-58 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........ 
 Slope/valley.......West to northwest winds 4 to 12 mph. 
 Ridgetop...........Northwest 10 to 20 mph. 
CWR.................0 percent. 

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. Areas of smoke. 
LAL.................1...no thunderstorms. 
Max temperature.....83-88. 
Min humidity........15-20 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........ 
 Slope/valley.......Northwest winds 8 to 16 mph with
                    gusts to 24 mph.
 Ridgetop...........Northwest 15 to 25 mph. 
Haines index........2. 
CWR.................0 percent. 

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
Clear. Lows 52 to 57. Highs 91 to 96. West winds 4 to 12 mph. 
.SUNDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 59. Highs 93 to 98. North to northwest 
winds 10 to 18 mph gusts to 28 mph. 
.MONDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 57. Highs 79 to 84. North winds 8 to 16 
mph.


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Forecaster...Humphrey
Requested by...Engebretson
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 1715222.0/BYZ
.EMAIL sengebretson@fs.fed.us