FNUS75 KBYZ 041141
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOGGING FIRE...NORTHERN CHEYENNE AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
541 AM MDT WED APR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2000 MDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...COLD FRONT AND WIND SHIFT LATE THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE FIRE SITE TODAY.
SOUTH WINDS THIS MORNING...GUSTING TO 30 MPH...WILL TURN MORE
SOUTHEAST AND TAPER OFF...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH BY LATE
MORNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AT
THE FIRE SITE. RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 35 MPH THIS
MORNING...AND WILL BE SLOWER TO DIMINISH. WINDS WILL SHIFT
NORTHWEST WITH THE PASSAGE OF A DRY COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. LOOK
FOR WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. RH
VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS AT THE FIRE SITE TODAY...BUT
CLIMB QUICKLY TO THE MID 60S BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. NO
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS COLD FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE MUCH COOLER AT THE FIRE SITE ON THURSDAY...WITH GUSTY
NORTHERLY WINDS PERSISTING INTO THE EVENING. EXPECT PRECIPITATION
TO MOVE OVER THE FIRE SITE THURSDAY EVENING...AND CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH EARLY THIS
                    MORNING...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 15 MPH
                    BY LATE MORNING.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GILSTAD/RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...LEE OLD BEAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120403.LOGGI.02/BYZ