FNUS75 KBYZ 262052
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOOD CHIP FIRE...JOLIET FIRE DEPT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
252 PM MDT MON OCT 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1429 MDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS WILL AFFECT THE FIRE AREA THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. THE FIRST WILL ARRIVE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND BRING A
WIND SHIFT TO GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS FOR TUESDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS
WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AGAIN
BY THURSDAY...WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY...BRINGING A
SHIFT TO NORTHWEST WINDS. THOUGH THERE WILL BE SHOWERS IN THE
AREA...ANY PRECIPITATION THIS WEEK IS EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF AND
RELATIVELY LIGHT.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH. GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH. EVENING GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
                    WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BETWEEN 2 AM AND
                    4 AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 29 TO 33.
HIGHS 39 TO 43. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 24 TO 28. HIGHS 40 TO 45. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15
MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 30 TO 35. HIGHS
41 TO 46. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30
MPH.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...STEVE REGELE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091026.WOODC.01/BYZ