FNUS75 KBYZ 261341
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROSS PASS...GALLATIN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
741 AM MDT SUN AUG 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0725 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...
TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM TODAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
FALL INTO THE TEENS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
NEAR THESE STORMS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT. EXPECT SIMILAR TEMPERATURES...SLIGHTLY HIGHER
HUMIDITIES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FOR MONDAY. BRS

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 5 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

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FORECASTER...LESTER/SCHUKNECHT
REQUESTED BY...CRISTI HEANEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120826.ROSSP.01/BYZ