FNUS75 KBYZ 150025
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
625 PM MDT TUE AUG 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1803 MDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING
HOURS WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY IN THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT
RANGE. AFTER SUNSET...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE WITH TEMPERATURES
COOLING AND HUMIDITY SLOWLY RECOVERING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE FIRE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...BRINGING MUCH
COOLER TEMPERATURES. HUMIDITY WILL BE HIGHER BEHIND THE
FRONT...WITH NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH. SHOWERS...AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS...ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY.
TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WILL NOT CLIMB OUT OF THE LOW 50S.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 30S WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LIGHT
WINDS AND GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    15 TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RAIN
                    SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.

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FORECASTER...CAMPBELL/SCHULTZ
REQUESTED BY...EAST FORK IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120814.EASTF.01/BYZ