FNUS75 KBYZ 081726
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASH MOUNTAIN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1126 AM MDT TUE SEP 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1110 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE FIRE SITE...AND SKIES WILL BE SUNNY
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH NO ADDITIONAL CHANCE OF RAIN. WINDS
WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE WEST TO NORTHWEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON...
AND GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE EXPOSED SLOPES AND RIDGES.
WINDS WILL DECREASE AND TURN TO THE SOUTH TONIGHT. IT WILL BE DRY
AND WARMER ON WEDNESDAY...WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES DROPPING INTO
THE TEENS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST 6-12 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHEAST 3-7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH UNTIL SUNSET...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTH 10-20 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH 6-12 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW CUNNINGHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090908.ASHMO.01/BYZ