FNUS75 KBYZ 261934
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GILEAD FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
134 PM MDT SUN AUG 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1319 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. EXPECT UPSLOPE
WINDS DURING THE DAY AND DOWNSLOPE WINDS AT NIGHT. EXPECT STRONGER
RIDGETOP WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST. PRECIPITATION IS NOT
EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
NEAR THESE STORMS. BRS

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........DOWNSLOPE 5 TO 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LESTER/SCHUKNECHT
REQUESTED BY...GILEAD IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120826.GILEA.01/BYZ