FNUS75 KBYZ 151408
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HIDDEN SPRINGS...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
808 AM MDT WED AUG 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0740 MDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THE WEATHER WILL BE MUCH COOLER TODAY AT THE FIRE...WITH MOSTLY
CLOUDY SKIES...AND SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING THIS
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL
PREVAIL THROUGH THE DAY...BUT TAPER OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT. CLOUDS
WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR OVERNIGHT...AND TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO
THE 40S. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY LIGHT AND NORTHWESTERLY THROUGH
THURSDAY...TURNING EASTERLY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.TEMPERATURES WILL
TREND SLOWLY UPWARD THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK...WITH
GOOD RECOVERIES EACH NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.

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FORECASTER...GILSTAD
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120815.HIDDE.01/BYZ