FNUS75 KBYZ 040852
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASH CREEK FIRE...ASH CREEK IMT/POWDER RIVER COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
252 AM MDT WED JUL 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0223 MDT ON JULY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH TO
CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER 1000
AND BEGIN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST. WINDS WILL LIKELY BE SLOPE
DRIVEN BY 1000 WITH STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH DAY FAVORED ON EAST
ASPECTS BUT WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 15 MPH. HUMIDITY
RECOVERY WILL NOT RISE ABOVE 45 PERCENT AND HUMIDITY WILL STEADILY
FALL AFTER 0900. EXPECT AFTERNOON MINIMUMS AROUND 15 PERCENT.
SUNNY SKIES WILL PREVAIL WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S.

PRIMARY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ASH CREEK AND TAYLOR FIRE LOCATIONS IS
WINDS WILL STRONGER ON THE TAYLOR FIRE.


.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................ZERO.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH TRENDING NORTHEAST
                    WITH SLOPE WINDS BECOMING DOMINANT AROUND
                    10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BORSUM
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120704.ASHCR.01/BYZ