FNUS75 KBYZ 042017
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GILEAD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
217 PM MDT THU NOV 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1347 MDT ON NOVEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING UNSEASONABLY WARM
TEMPERATURES AND DRYING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH NO
CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION AT THE FIRE SITE. HIGH TEMPERATURES
TODAY WILL BE ABOUT 5 DEGREES WARMER THAN WEDNESDAY...WITH
TEMPERATURES APPROACHING 70 ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS TODAY...AND INTO THE MID
TEENS FOR FRIDAY AT THE FIRE SITE. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY
LIGHT...FAVORING SOUTHERLY DIRECTION TODAY...BUT WILL RESPOND TO
NORMAL DIURNAL PATTERNS OBSERVED IN THAT AREA...WITH STRONG
DOWNSLOPE FLOW EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING. GILSTAD

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GILSTAD/ARTHUR
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD RAMSEY
TYPE OF
REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG20101104.GILEA.01/BYZ