FNUS75 KBYZ 211201
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUDLEY CREEK...USFS GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
601 AM MDT TUE APR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE WEATHER PATTERN TODAY LOOKS SIMILAR TO MONDAY. THE SKY WILL BE
CLEAR AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER TODAY. WINDS WILL
AGAIN MIX TO THE SITE BY LATE MORNING. THE SOUTHEAST EXPOSURE WILL
PREVENT A LOT OF THE STRONGER WINDS FROM GETTING TO THE SITE
SIMILAR TO MONDAY. WEDNESDAY SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO TODAY...BUT WITH
STRONGER WINDS MIXING DOWN. THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS OUT OF
THE FORECAST UNTIL THURSDAY...AND THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD BY AFTERNOON. THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY WILL TURN MUCH COOLER. THE COOL AND WET WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. HUMPHREY

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 2-6 MPH THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING
    UPSLOPE 4-10 MPH BY LATE MORNING. ERRATIC
    GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-6 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 2-6 MPH IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING
    UPSLOPE 8-14 MPH BY LATE MORNING. ERRATIC
    GUSTS TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HUMPHREY
REQUESTED BY...TIM BRICKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090421.DUDLE.01/BYZ