FNUS75 KBYZ 181350
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOSS...BIA, CROW AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
750 AM MDT THU AUG 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0720 MDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE LATE THIS MORNING CAUSING
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. NORTH WINDS
AT 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY TONIGHT WILL BECOME DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY OVERNIGHT.
WINDS WILL BE NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH ON FRIDAY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE
70S AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/
                    DOWN VALLEY OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...ARTHUR
REQUESTED BY...BRYCE ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110818.HOSS_.01/BYZ