FNUS75 KBYZ 201329
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT HOWES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
729 AM MDT FRI APR 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWST WINDS TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE THE BIG STORY TODAY. WINDS WILL START OUT FROM THE
SOUTH AND BE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY TURN TO THE WEST BY LATE MORNING AND INCREASE. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND SHOULD
CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS COULD
GUST TO 34 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD BUT
CLOUD COVER SHOULD KEEP HUMIDITIES FROM FALLING TOO FAR BELOW 30
PERCENT. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON AS WELL
AND WILL CONTAIN ERRATIC WIND GUSTS. SATURDAY WILL BE LESS WINDY
WITH LESS CLOUD COVER. TWH


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING
                    BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH EARLY.
                    WINDS TURNING WEST BY LATE MORNING AND INCREASING
                    20 TO 28 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 34 MPH BY EARLY
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 34 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING. WIND DECREASING TO 8 TO 16 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 35 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HUMPHREY
REQUESTED BY...TED FRAZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120420.FORTH.01/BYZ