FNUS75 KBYZ 262224 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR SILVERGATE...PARK COUNTY SHERIFF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 424 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1554 MDT ON JUNE 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... .DISCUSSION... UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 35 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT THEY MAY BE SOMEWHAT ERRATIC AT TIMES DUE TO THE STRONG RIDGETOP WINDS THAT WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AT 10 TO 15 MPH BY LATE EVENING...WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH. IT WILL BE COOLER WEDNESDAY WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT...AND UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 20 MPH AT TIMES. SCHULTZ .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THE WINDS MAY BE SOMEWHAT ERRATIC AT TIMES DUE TO STRONG RIDGETOP WINDS THAT WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37. MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 15 TO 26 MPH WILL BECOME DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SCHULTZ REQUESTED BY...LT TOM TOTLAND TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120626.SILVE.01/BYZ