FNUS75 KBYZ 031323
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BALM OF GILEAD...BIGHORN NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
723 AM MDT WED NOV 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0658 MDT ON NOVEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL BRING MILD TEMPERATURES...LIGHT
WINDS...AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE FIRE SITE TODAY. WINDS SHOULD BE
LIGHT AND FOLLOW NORMAL DIURNAL PATTERNS THROUGHOUT THE DAY
TODAY. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES...IN THE 40S TODAY...WILL DROP INTO MID
20S FOR THURSDAY. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE END OF THE WORKWEEK. GILSTAD

TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDERS/GILSTAD
REQUESTED BY...CURTIS RASMUSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101103.BALMO.01/BYZ