910 FNUS75 KBYZ 232111 FWSBYZ Spot Forecast for Battle Ridge Incident...Forest Service National Weather Service Billings MT 311 PM MDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1500 MDT on August 23. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. Please contact our office if you have questions or concerns with this forecast. .DISCUSSION... Showers and thunderstorms are expected through around 6 PM. Some storms are expected to be severe with damaging winds greater than 70 mph and hail greater than 1 inch being possible. A weak cold front moves through bringing slightly cooler temperatures and drier conditions for Monday. Torgerson .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds and large hail. CWR.................50 percent. Chance of lightning.90 percent. Max temperature.....78-82. Min humidity........27-31 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Southwest winds 12 to 16 mph with gusts to around 33 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Ridgetop...........Southwest around 35 mph. Mixing height.......Increasing to 8700 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....Southwest around 35 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Patchy smoke overnight. CWR.................5 percent. Chance of lightning.11 percent. Min temperature.....48-52. Max humidity........64-68 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Winds becoming light and terrain driven overnight. Ridgetop...........Southwest around 10 mph. Mixing height.......Decreasing to 500 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Patchy smoke through the day. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.0 percent. Max temperature.....74-78. Min humidity........17-21 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......West winds 6 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Ridgetop...........West around 20 mph. Mixing height.......Increasing to 7100 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....West around 20 mph. $$ Forecaster...Torgerson Requested by...IC trainee Page Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2620323.0/BYZ .DELDT 08/23/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL mtbdc@firenet.gov  416 FNUS76 KSEW 232123 FWSSEW Spot Forecast for Backbone fire...IIMT-AUS/NZ IMT #3 National Weather Service Seattle WA 223 PM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1500 PDT on August 23. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. Please contact our office at (206) 526-6095, if you have questions or concerns with this forecast. .DISCUSSION...Dry conditions are in the forecast throughout the period. Low-level onshore flow will switch offshore on Monday as an upper-level ridge builds into the region in concert with a surface thermal trough. As a result, warmer temperatures and near- critical min RHs are possible across the incident area on Monday. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 73. Min humidity........57 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Mixing height.......3400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 8 mph. Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches. Ceiling (KFT).......25. Visibility..........10. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). Patchy smoke overnight. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.0 percent. Min temperature.....Around 56. Max humidity........78 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming light. Mixing height.......400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 4 mph. Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches. Ceiling (KFT).......25. Visibility..........10 decreasing to 6 overnight. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Patchy smoke. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 88. Min humidity........25 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 7 mph. Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches. Ceiling (KFT).......25. Visibility..........6. $$ Forecaster...McMillian Requested by...Situation Unit Leader Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2619416.15/SEW .DELDT 08/23/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL Jordan_Jobson@firenet.gov  073 FNUS76 KOTX 232132 FWSOTX Spot Forecast for Hill Loop...USDA National Weather Service Spokane WA 232 PM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 PDT on August 24. .DISCUSSION... A warming and drying trend commences Monday and Tuesday as high pressure strengthens across the Inland Northwest. RH recoveries will be fair overnight into Tuesday. Winds Wednesday and Thursday will be breezy out of the southwest around 10-15 mph with gusts around 20-25 mph as high pressure breaks down. This will come with a threat of isolated thunderstorms each day (10% chance). If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. *************************************************************** Forecasts for 20 foot wind speeds (valleys and ridge tops) are 10 minute averages reflecting RAWS wind. ***Ventilation Index is derived from transport wind multiplied by the mixing height divided by 100. Categories: low (< 200), moderate (200-500), high (500-800), and very high (> 800). *************************************************************** .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 80. Min humidity........31 percent. Wind (20 ft)........East/southeast winds 2-5 mph. Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Light winds. Ventilation Index...Low (172). .MONDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.0 percent. Min temperature.....57. Max humidity........65-70 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 1-3 mph. Mixing height.......Falling to near surface around 1900 hours. Transport winds.....Northeast 5 to 6 mph. Ventilation Index...Low (151). .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.0 percent. Max temperature.....87. Min humidity........19-24 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North/Northeast winds around 5 mph. Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 6 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. Ventilation Index...Low (158) increasing to moderate (373) in the afternoon. $$ Forecaster...DB Requested by...April Miller Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2620245.1/OTX .DELDT 08/23/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL christopher.miller2@usda.gov  602 FNUS75 KMSO 232139 FWSMSO Spot Forecast for Moose Fire PM National Weather Service Missoula MT 339 PM MDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 MDT on August 24. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...A ridge of high pressure will bring a warming and drying trend Monday. Thermal belts begin to strengthen Monday night, with limited RH recoveries. Monsoon moisture will begin to stream in aloft Tuesday afternoon, providing enough mid-level instability for scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Outflow winds and lightning will be the primary threats should a storm approach the fire. .MONDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Max Temperature.....69-74. * Min Humidity........15-20 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Variable 3-6 mph becoming west 5-10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 6500 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........West 10 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. .MONDAY NIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Min Temperature.....49-54. * Max Humidity........40-45 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-3 mph. * Mixing Height.......4500 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in the evening. * Mixing Winds........East 5 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. .TUESDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers in the morning, then chance of rain showers in the afternoon. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent. * Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent. * Max Temperature.....73-78. * Min Humidity........17-22 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-3 mph becoming west 5-10 mph with gusts of 15 mph after noon. * Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 10000 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. $$ Forecaster...Messina Requested by...Donavan Albert Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2619413.13/MSO .DELDT 08/23/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL donavan_albert@firenet.gov,2026.moose.plans@firenet.gov  093 FNUS76 KOTX 232151 FWSOTX Spot Forecast for Parvin...NEWICC National Weather Service Spokane WA 251 PM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1500 PDT on August 23. .DISCUSSION... Dry and breezy conditions this afternoon will slowly ease off into the evening with a slow wind shift to south and eventually southeast. A warming and drying trend commences Monday and Tuesday as high pressure strengthens across the Inland Northwest. RH recoveries will be fair overnight into Tuesday. Winds Wednesday and Thursday will be breezy out of the southwest around 10-20 mph with gusts around 20-30 mph as high pressure breaks down. This will come with a threat of isolated thunderstorms Wednesday (10% chance). If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. *************************************************************** Forecasts for 20 foot wind speeds (valleys and ridge tops) are 10 minute averages reflecting RAWS wind. ***Ventilation Index is derived from transport wind multiplied by the mixing height divided by 100. Categories: low (< 200), moderate (200-500), high (500-800), and very high (> 800). *************************************************************** .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.0 percent. Max temperature.....77. Min humidity........27-32 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 8 to 11 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph. Mixing height.......3000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 16 to 18 mph. Ventilation Index...Very high (832). TIME (PDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM Temp............75 75 75 76 74 69 61 57 54 52 50 49 RH..............31 30 31 32 33 44 55 64 69 74 77 80 20 FT wind dir..W W W W W W SW S S SE SE SE 20 FT wind spd..11 10 9 8 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 20 FT wind gust.20 19 17 12 10 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 Transp wind dir.W W W W W W W SW SW S S S Transp wind spd.18 17 16 14 10 8 7 6 6 6 6 7 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.0 percent. Min temperature.....49. Max humidity........80-85 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South/southeast winds around 4 mph in the evening becoming southeast around midnight. Mixing height.......Falling to near surface around 1900 hours. Transport winds.....West 6 to 14 mph shifting to the southeast around 7 mph after 3 am. Ventilation Index...High (600) decreasing to low (28) overnight. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of lightning.0 percent. Max temperature.....87. Min humidity........15-20 percent. Wind (20 ft)........East winds around 5-10 mph. Mixing height.......500 ft AGL increasing to 6500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 5 to 8 mph shifting to the southwest around 6 mph late in the afternoon, then shifting to the west late in the afternoon. Ventilation Index...Moderate (218) increasing to moderate (319) in the afternoon. $$ Forecaster...DB Requested by...Cameron Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2620324.0/OTX .DELDT 08/23/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL wanec@firenet.gov