FNUS75 KBYZ 091422
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR OTTER...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
822 AM MDT WED SEP 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0808 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WARM AND DRY DAY CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE SITE TODAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT 10 DEGREES WARMER THAN TUESDAY WITH
HUMIDITIES DROPPING BELOW 20 PERCENT. WINDS WILL ALSO PICK UP
THIS AFTERNOON BUT DISSIPATE BY THE EVENING. THURSDAY WILL AGAIN
BE WARM AND DRY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH BY
LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BRING A WIND
SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST WITH SOME GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SOLUM
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW CUNNINGHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090909.OTTER.01/BYZ