FNUS75 KBYZ 270534
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CATO...SHERIDAN COUNTY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1134 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2320 MDT ON JUNE 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...

COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE FIRE AREA SHIFTING WINDS TO THE
NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THE NIGHT
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY SUNRISE. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
ONLY RECOVER TO THE MID 50S OVERNIGHT. WINDS TOMORROW WILL TURN
EASTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON BUT SHOULD BE LIGHT WHILE RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS. JET STREAM REMAINS OVER THE
AREA TOMORROW THUS FIRE BEHAVIOR MAY BE ERRATIC IN THE AFTERNOON
DESPITE RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS. CHAMBERS

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO 5
                    TO 10 MPH BY 3 AM.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...BILL BIASTOCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120626.CATO_.01/BYZ