FNUS75 KBYZ 162210 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH CHALKY...MILES CITY DISPATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 410 PM MDT THU AUG 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1615 MDT ON AUGUST 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT A QUIET WEATHER PATTERN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PRODUCE MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED AT THE FIRE SITE. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE GOOD TONIGHT. THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES FRIDAY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51. MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82. MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3. $$ FORECASTER...CAMPBELL/SCHULTZ REQUESTED BY...KAY ELLIOTT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120816.NORTH.01/BYZ