FNUS75 KBYZ 280440
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASH CREEK...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1040 PM MDT WED JUN 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2213 MDT ON JUNE 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DISCUSSION...

POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY
AT RIDGETOP ELEVATIONS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT SHIFTING FROM
NORTHEAST THIS EVENING TO THE SOUTHEAST BY SUNRISE. WITH SWITCH
TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND SUNRISE MAY SEE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
INCREASE BETWEEN 6 AND 9 AM TO AROUND 50 PERCENT...BUT THIS WILL
BE A SHORT LIVED RECOVERY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE BACK IN THE 90S
TOMORROW WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS. WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT HOWEVER ISOLATED THERMAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE AFTERNOON. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT WILL
PROVIDE BETTER RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. CHAMBERS

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-36 PERCENT VALLEYS...18-26 PERCENT RIDGETOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND SUNRISE.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    SUNRISE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL THERMAL WIND GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...MEGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120627.ASHCR.04/BYZ