FNUS75 KBYZ 031241
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE CHILD...CROW AGENCY BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
641 AM MDT THU SEP 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0618 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE...
...STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY...

A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN TODAY
THROUGH SATURDAY BRINGING HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE FIRE SITE.
HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL...REACHING THE MID 80S OVER THE WILDFIRE SITE. MINIMUM RH
VALUES WILL BE IN THE MID TEENS. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE
MILD...AROUND 60 DEGREES...WITH RH VALUES EXPECTED TO RECOVER INTO
THE 40 TO 50 PERCENT RANGE OVERNIGHT OVER THE FIRE SITE. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTHERLY AND LIGHT...WITH SOME MINOR GUSTING
THIS MORNING...BUT WILL LIKELY SWITCH TO MORE WESTERLY...AS UP
SLOPE FLOW KICKS IN THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE WILDFIRE SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GILSTAD/HOOLEY
REQUESTED BY...DALE GLENMORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090903.LITTL.01/BYZ