FNUS75 KBYZ 251942
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GILEAD FIRE...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
142 PM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1321 MDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WARMER TEMPERATURES WITH LOWERING HUMIDITIES INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK...

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BE DRIVEN
PRIMARILY BY TERRAIN WITH A HEDGE TO AN EAST DIRECTION IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER TODAY...WITH WARMER
TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL NOT BE AS LOW TODAY AS
THEY HAVE BEEN...BUT STILL FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY WILL BE DRIER WITH HUMIDITIES FALLING TOWARD 10 PERCENT.
THE WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL START
TO INCREASE MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS A TROUGH FROM THE WEST
APPROACHES. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM MONDAY
AND TUESDAY AS THE WESTERN TROUGH APPROACHES. THIS WILL NOT BE A
GREAT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION AS THE LOW TO MID LEVELS WILL REMAIN
ON THE DRY SIDE. TWH

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 10.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
47 TO 52. HIGHS 71 TO 76. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
52 TO 57. HIGHS 73 TO 78. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 49 TO 54. HIGHS 73 TO 78. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 46 TO 51. HIGHS 65 TO 75.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 41 TO 46. HIGHS 64 TO 69.

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FORECASTER...HUMPHREY
REQUESTED BY...EAST FORK IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120825.GILEA.01/BYZ