FNUS75 KBYZ 172306
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOSS...B.I.A. CROWFORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
506 PM MDT WED AUG 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1648 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT THE FIRE SITE THROUGH THURSDAY. A
WEAK COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY TOMORROW MORNING WILL ENHANCE THE
UPCANYON WINDS FROM MID MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO
20 MPH EXPECTED. LOOK FOR COOLER TEMPS AND HIGHER HUMIDITY BEHIND
THE FRONT ON THURSDAY. JKL

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SCATTERED EARLY EVENING CUMULUS...THEN CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTH OR DOWNCANYON AFTER SUNSET.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10-15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SCATTERED AFTERNOON CUMULUS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20
                    BY MID OR LATE MORNING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 10-20 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...TASHA TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110817.HOSS_.03/BYZ