FNUS75 KBYZ 222042
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ABERDEEN...CROW FIRE & AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
242 PM MDT WED AUG 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1420 MDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR WEAK THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE NEAR THE FIRE
SITE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...OTHERWISE SKIES WILL CLEAR OUT AFTER
SUNSET AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE AREA. NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL BE A BIT GUSTY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...WITH
GUSTS TO 20 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHEASTERLY TONIGHT...
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 20 MPH POSSIBLE ON THE RIDGETOPS THROUGH
THE NIGHT. LOOKING AHEAD...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS AND
LOW HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY.


.LATE AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE
                    NEAR STORMS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 10-15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...BRYCE ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120822.ABERD.01/BYZ