FNUS75 KBYZ 170342
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BASELINE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
942 PM MDT WED SEP 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2123 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HOT WEATHER TO CONTINUE...

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS SHOULD STAY SOUTHERLY OVER THE FIRE TONIGHT WITH SKIES
REMAINING MOSTLY CLEAR WITH SOME PATCHY FOG ALONG RIVER BOTTOMS
TOWARDS MORNING. THURSDAY WILL AGAIN BE HOT AS AN UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE WILL BE CENTERED OVER SOUTHEAST MONTANA. AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM MAY DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS EVEN IF IT DOES NOT APPROACH THE FIRE. WINDS
WILL REMAIN SOUTHEASTERLY AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE REMAINS WEST OF
THE FIRE. HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO NEAR 20 PERCENT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. EXPECT RIDGETOP WINDS TO BE STRONGER THURSDAY NIGHT.
FRIDAY LOOKS HOT AND DRY AS WELL. BORSUM

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG RIVER BOTTOMS UNTIL 0900
                    MDT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BORSUM
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW CUNNINGHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090916.BASEL.01/BYZ