FNUS75 KBYZ 301439
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RESERVOIR FIRE...MEDICINE WHEEL RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
839 AM MDT FRI SEP 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0804 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
SATURDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BECOME WEST AT 7 TO 13 MPH BY LATE MORNING TODAY. SOME
GUSTS TO 20 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY OF
15 TO 20 PERCENT. WINDS AT THE FIRE SITE WILL BECOME DOWNSLOPE AND
DOWNVALEY TONIGHT...AND THEN SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 8 TO 15
MPH BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS COULD GUST TO 25 MPH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY POSSIBLY BELOW 15 PERCENT. A RED
FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
SATURDAY NIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
EXIST SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO
CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 6 MPH
                    BECOMING WEST 7 TO 13 MPH BY LATE
                    MORNING. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 7 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 4 TO 7
                    MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH
                    BY LATE MORNING. AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SCHULTZ/RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...TODD LEGLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110930.RESER.01/BYZ