FNUS75 KBYZ 272302 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR ASH CREEK...BILLINGS CITY DISPATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 502 PM MDT WED JUN 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1639 MDT ON JUNE 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...DISCUSSION... CLEAR SKIES WILL BE OVER THE FIRE SITE TONIGHT WITH ONLY MARGINAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WILL SLOWLY SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST BY MIDDAY THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE SITE TOMORROW WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR WARMER TEMPERATURES AND RH'S FALLING INTO THE LOW TEENS. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-86. MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MAX HUMIDITY........41-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-93. MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RICHMOND REQUESTED BY...TASHA TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120627.ASHCR.03/BYZ