FNUS75 KBYZ 231737
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAN...BIA, CROW AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1137 AM MDT TUE AUG 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1123 MDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

HAINES 6 TODAY WITH POTENTIAL FOR PLUME DOMINANT FIRE THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO INCREASE OUT OF THE WEST NORTHWEST AND WILL
BECOME NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE MID TEENS WITH
TEMPERATURES AROUND 90. THERE WILL BE SCATTERED CLOUD COVER OVER
THE FIRE SITE AT TIMES THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME
NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH AROUND 5 PM AND WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY AROUND
8 PM THIS EVENING. EXPECT BETTER RH RECOVERIES TONIGHT. WEDNESDAY
WILL BE HOT AND DRY BUT WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER. CHAMBERS

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
                    CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AFTER
                    8 PM.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...BRYCE ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110823.DAN__.01/BYZ