FNUS75 KBYZ 191744
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNDANCE RX...BILLINGS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1144 AM MDT WED OCT 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE HAS SET UP OVER THE AREA AND WILL
PROVIDE FOR A MOSTLY SUNNY SKY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID 60S WITH RH'S FALLING INTO THE
MID 20 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH. A
WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
WILL BRING INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS BUT NO PRECIPITATION. DRY
WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S AND
RH'S FALLING INTO THE 20 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL BE SHIFTING TO
THE WEST LATE TONIGHT BEHIND A WEAK SURFACE FRONT MOVING THROUGH
THE BURN SITE. WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...ANGIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111019.SUNDA.01/BYZ