FNUS75 KBYZ 291655
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BULL...USFS - BZC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1055 AM MDT THU SEP 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1013 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SATURDAY...

UPSLOPE AND UPVALLEY WINDS WILL EXIST AT THE FIRE SITE AGAIN TODAY
WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT. IT WILL BE WARMER WITH
LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 12 TO 17 PERCENT ON FRIDAY...WHEN WINDS
MAY GUST TO 20 MPH EVEN IN THE CANYON AT THE FIRE SITE. HUMIDITY
WILL BE SIMILARLY LOW ON SATURDAY...BUT WINDS MAY BE STRONGER AND
THAT COULD LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH.
                    AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 6 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    7 TO 13 MPH BY LATE MORNING. AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SCHULTZ/CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...CRISTI HEANEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110929.BULL_.01/BYZ