FNUS75 KBYZ 031946
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GILEAD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
146 PM MDT WED NOV 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1326 MDT ON NOVEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING CLEAR SKIES AND NO CHANCE OF RAIN FOR
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WINDS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY WILL BE LIGHT AND
SLOPE DOMINANT. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE MARGINAL AT AROUND 3000
FEET DURING THE DAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP UNDER 30
PERCENT ON THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO PICK UP LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT IN THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS...WITH
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED
ON FRIDAY. CHAMBERS


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UP SLOPE/VALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWN SLOPE/VALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 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.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UP SLOPE/VALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN GETTINGS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101103.GILEA.01/BYZ