FNUS75 KBYZ 140205
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHWAY 10...BILLINGS DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
805 PM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1952 MDT ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BETWEEN 11PM AND MIDNIGHT
THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BRING A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS. LOOK FOR WINDS TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. THESE STRONG
WINDS WILL LAST FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND WILL DIMINISH TO 5 TO 15
MPH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE BEHIND
THE FRONT AND WILL PRODUCE A FEW ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. RH'S ARE
EXPECTED TO RECOVER TO THE LOW TO MID 60 PERCENT RANGE BY
MORNING. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED
FOR WEDNESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45
                    MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 25 TO 45 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...JAXSON O BRIEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120313.HIGHW.01/BYZ