Incident meteorologists David Shallenberger and Jon Pelton released a weather balloon this afternoon. The data gathered by the balloon includes wind speed, direction, temperature and humidity and will assist fire management personnel to forecast fire behavior and guide firefighting efforts more safely and effectively.
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, US Forest Service
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