FNUS75 KBYZ 270501
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAWK CREEK...BILLINGS CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1101 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2248 MDT ON JUNE 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE NIGHT...
EVENTUALLY BECOMING A LIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND LATE. AFTER A MODERATE
HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT...EXPECT A COOLER BUT STILL VERY DRY DAY
ON WEDNESDAY WITH RHS FALLING INTO THE TEENS. MIXED WINDS WILL BE
WESTERLY DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH PEAK GUSTS TO 25 MPH
ON EXPOSED SLOPES AND RIDGES BETWEEN 9 AM AND 3 PM. LIGHT WINDS
CAN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT.


.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST
                    5-10 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH BECOMING WEST 7-14 MPH AFTER
                    3 AM.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH EARLY BECOMING WEST 10-20 MPH
                    BY 10 AM. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    EARLY AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15-25 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS FROM MID MORNING
                    TO MID AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...ANGIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120626.HAWKC.01/BYZ