FNUS75 KBYZ 190453
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO FIRE...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1053 PM MDT WED JUL 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2236 MDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE SITE TONIGHT
AND THURSDAY AND WILL BRING DRY AND HOT WEATHER. HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL BE POOR WITH VALUES IN THE LOWER 50
PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY WILL BE HOT WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND A 103 DEGREES WITH
MINIMUM HUMIDITY DROPPING INTO THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW
TEENS. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST BY NOON TIME AT
SPEEDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH. CLEAR WEATHER IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT
BUT VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES CAN BE EXPECTED.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS
MIN TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....98-103.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 TO 25 MPH.


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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...GREG NALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120718.BUFFA.02/BYZ