FNUS75 KBYZ 241521
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PALISADE...CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
921 AM MDT THU SEP 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AS LOW
PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA. THIS WILL RESULT IN WARM
TEMPERATURES TODAY AND FRIDAY WITH AFTERNOON READINGS IN THE MID
70S. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY WILL LOWER INTO THE MID 20 PERCENT
RANGE WITH RECOVERIES IN THE UPPER 40 PERCENT RANGE OVERNIGHT.
RH'S WILL BE SLIGHTLY LOWER ON FRIDAY WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES
ACROSS THE BURN SITE. WINDS TODAY WILL BE WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH
THIS MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE EAST BY AFTERNOON. LIGHT WEST
WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING BUT WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH
BY EARLY AFTERNOON AS A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES
ACROSS THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........LIGHT WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...TIM BUMGARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090924.PALIS.01/BYZ