FNUS75 KBYZ 091531
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LODGE GRASS   LODGE GRASS WUI...CROW FIRE & AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
931 AM MDT MON APR 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE AREA WILL PROMOTE MOSTLY SUNNY
CONDITIONS FOR TODAY. AT THE SURFACE...EXPECT LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS
TO TURN TOWARD THE EAST SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES
WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID 50S THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL BOTTOM OUT
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 25 PERCENT. OVERNIGHT RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES REBOUND TO AROUND 70 PERCENT. TUESDAY WILL BE ANOTHER
MOSTLY SUNNY DAY WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE MID 60S IN
THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BOTTOM OUT RELATIVE HUMDITIES AROUND 20
PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE EAST SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST IN THE
MORNING...BEFORE STRENGTHENING AND TURNING MORE SOUTH SOUTHEAST BY
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...SOME HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52 TO 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 TO 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHURCH/CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...BRYCE ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120409.LODGE.01/BYZ