FNUS75 KBYZ 230246
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP CREEK...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
846 PM MDT WED AUG 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2021 MDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FROM NOON UNTIL 10 PM THURSDAY...

INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND DRY
CONDITIONS TO THE FIRE AREA ON THURSDAY. TONIGHT WILL SEE
RELATIVELY LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS WITH A HUMIDITY RECOVERY AROUND 50
PERCENT. ON THURSDAY...EXPECT WINDS TO STEADILY INCREASE AS
TEMPERATURES WARM AND HUMIDITY FALLS INTO THE TEENS. BY
AFTERNOON...WIND GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. EXPECT THE
WINDS TO PERSIST AT THE RIDGE TOP THURSDAY NIGHT WITH BREEZY AND
DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY. BORSUM

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

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FORECASTER...BORSUM
REQUESTED BY...TRISTA BABCOCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120822.CAMPC.01/BYZ