FNUS75 KBYZ 242057
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR DELPHIA...BILLINGS WEATHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
257 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1444 MDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH 8 PM
THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH AND TURN MORE NORTHERLY. EXPECT NORTH WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR AND DRY
TONIGHT...WITH RH VALUES SLOW TO IMPROVE AND LIKELY REMAINING BELOW
30 PERCENT UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. SATURDAY WILL SEE RH VALUES IN
THE TEENS AGAIN WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 80S AND A LIGHT
WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND. CHAMBERS

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING AND
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH...DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...CHAMBERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120824.DELPH.01/BYZ