FNUS75 KBYZ 271116
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR COAL SEAM...NCA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
516 AM MDT WED JUN 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0520 MDT ON JUNE 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...PLUME DOMINANT ACTIVITY POSSIBLE TODAY...

A STRONG JET STREAM WILL BE OVER THE FIRE TODAY WHICH MAY RESULT
IN ERRATIC PLUME DOMINANT ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
BECOME WEST THIS MORNING AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE 6 TO 12 MPH TODAY WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS. EXPECT MARGINAL RH RECOVERIES TONIGHT
WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. THURSDAY
WILL BE WARMER WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS. SOUTHEAST
WINDS IN THE EARLY MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND BECOME
LIGHT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CHAMBERS

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH....BECOMING NORTH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...MERLIN SIOUX
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120627.COALS.01/BYZ