FNUS75 KBYZ 231301
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MULLINS COULEE...BILLINGS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
701 AM MDT TUE AUG 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0641 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...

FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REACH CRITICAL LEVELS TODAY. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE FIRE THIS MORNING. SOUTH
WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE
MORNING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL REACH THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM
THE MID TO UPPER TEENS. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE FIRE
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT AND
WILL BECOME NORTH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER INTO THE MID AND UPPER
30S. TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WILL REACH THE MID 80S TO LOWER 90S AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S. DOWNSLOPE/DOWN
VALLEY WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY...WILL BECOME NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY
LATE MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY...
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...ARTHUR
REQUESTED BY...TASHA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110823.MULLI.01/BYZ