FNUS75 KBYZ 012330
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROBERTS FIRE PACK TEST...ROBERTS RURAL FIRE DISTRICT # 6
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
530 PM MDT MON JUN 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1714 MDT ON JUNE 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA WITH BRISK
NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL BE NORTH 10 TO 20
MPH THIS EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP 30 MPH. NORTH WINDS
WILL DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT AND BECOME 5 TO 15 MPH. NUMEROUS RAIN
SHOWERS WILL BE OVER THE FIRE AREA TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. MUCH COOLER AIR HAS MOVED INTO THE
AREA AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER 40S OVERNIGHT. THE
COOL WET WEATHER WILL ALLOW MAXIMUM RH'S TO REACH NEAR 100
PERCENT OVERNIGHT. THE COOL AND WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY
WITH SHOWERS CONTINUING AND AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........96-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.
SURFACE WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.
SURFACE WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...HUNTER BELL  FIRE CHIEF
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090601.ROBER.01/BYZ