FNUS75 KBYZ 171847
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR DIAMOND CREEK...WY-BHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1247 PM MDT WED AUG 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1217 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS TO THE FIRE SITE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB THROUGH THE MID AND UPPER
80S THIS AFTERNOON...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE TEENS. WINDS
WILL BE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
TONIGHT. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE FIRE THURSDAY MORNING. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BY LATE MORNING...THEN UPSLOPE
/UP VALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE
70S AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST BY LATE
                    MORNING...THEN UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...ARTHUR
REQUESTED BY...ORTNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110817.DIAMO.01/BYZ