FNUS75 KBYZ 232049
FWSBYZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1430 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...

THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS OF THE DAY WILL REACH THE FIRE SHORTLY.
EXPECT CLOUDS TO CLEAR THE FIRE BY 1500 AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. HUMIDITY WILL FALL
INTO THE MID TEENS WITH A HAINES INDEX OF 6 THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
EXPECT WINDS TO DECREASE TOWARDS SUNSET AND THERE WILL BE A BETTER
HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT THAN PREVIOUS NIGHTS. WEDNESDAY WILL BE
STILL HOT AND DRY BUT WITH LESS WIND. A THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE
OVER THE FIRE SITE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BORSUM

.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...........WEST 20 TO 35 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BORSUM
REQUESTED BY...BRYCE ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110823.DAN__.02/BYZ