FNUS75 KBYZ 271402 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR KID CREEK...BIA, CROW AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 802 AM MDT SUN SEP 27 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE BURN SITE AND IS CURRENTLY WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL USHER IN COOLER TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH HIGHER RH'S. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING AS A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDS IN FROM THE THE NORTH. WINDS WILL BEGIN DECREASING BY 3 PM TO SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH. RH'S WILL LOWER INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20 PERCENT RANGE BY LATE AFTERNOON. LIGHT WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT ALONG WITH MODERATE RH RECOVERIES. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST BY SUNRISE MONDAY AND WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER MONDAY WITH RH'S LOWERING TO THE LOWER 20 PERCENT RANGE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE MORNING. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RICHMOND REQUESTED BY...DALE GLENMORE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090927.KIDCR.01/BYZ