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SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNDANCE...BIA, CROW AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
435 PM MDT MON AUG 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1621 MDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE AREA FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AFTER
SUNSET AND SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST. THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BRING DRY WEATHER TO THE AREA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. WINDS
WILL REMAIN SOUTHWEST ON TUESDAY AND RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 MPH. RH
TONIGHT WILL REMAIN LOW AND ONLY RECOVER INTO THE UPPER 50
PERCENT RANGE. MUCH WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY
WITH AFTERNOON READINGS IN THE LOWER 90S. THE RIDGE WILL KEEP DRY
AIR OVER THE FIRE SITE AND RH'S WILL FALL INTO THE MID TEENS BY
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...DALE GLENMORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090810.SUNDA.01/BYZ