FNUS75 KBYZ 171651
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOSS...B.I.A. CROW FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1051 AM MDT WED AUG 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1034 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S THIS AFTERNOON AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE TEENS. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST 5
TO 10 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REBOUND INTO THE 30S TONIGHT AND
WINDS WILL BE SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS
THE BURN SITE THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH WILL SHIFT
TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH BY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE
MID AND UPPER 70S AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE 20 TO 25 PERCENT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH BY
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...ARTHUR
REQUESTED BY...BRYCE ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110817.HOSS_.02/BYZ