FNUS75 KBYZ 262112
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUSSELSHELL COUNTY WILDFIRE...BILLINGS WEATHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
312 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1440 MDT ON JUNE 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH AT THE FIRE SITE
FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND HUMIDITY WILL
BE FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH
THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT BETWEEN ABOUT 7 PM AND 9 PM MDT. EXPECT
THE WINDS TO SLOWLY DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. IT WILL BE COOLER ON
WEDNESDAY...BUT WEST WINDS WILL STILL GUST NEAR 25 MPH AT TIMES AND
THE MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL BE NEAR 15 PERCENT. SCHULTZ/BT

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....99-104.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 23 TO 33 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    OF 35 TO 45 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 23 TO 33 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    OF 35 TO 45 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    BETWEEN ABOUT 7 AND 9 PM MDT. THE NORTHWEST
                    WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY ABOUT
                    3 AM MDT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO
                    25 MPH BY ABOUT 3 AM MDT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SCHULTZ/TESAR
REQUESTED BY...SCHULTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120626.MUSSE.01/BYZ