FNUS75 KBYZ 270153
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRYOR WILDFIRE...BILLINGS WEATHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
753 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1931 MDT ON JUNE 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE GUSTING TO 35 MPH THE NEXT COUPLE
HOURS...BUT THEY WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BETWEEN ABOUT 10 PM AND
MIDNIGHT MDT AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE FIRE SITE. HUMIDITY
WILL ONLY RECOVER TO BETWEEN 45 AND 50 PERCENT TONIGHT...AND WILL
FALL INTO THE TEENS ON WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE A FEW WIND
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SCHULTZ


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 35 MPH WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BETWEEN
                    ABOUT 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT MDT. THE NORTHWEST
                    WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY ABOUT
                    3 AM MDT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST BETWEEN
                    ABOUT 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT MDT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST-NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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