FNUS75 KBYZ 290300
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLIE...USDA FOREST SERVICE GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
900 PM MDT TUE AUG 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2042 MDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE DRIVEN BY TERRAIN TONIGHT AS DOWNSLOPE AND
DOWNVALLEY WILL BE THE PRIMARY DIRECTION THROUGH THE REST OF THE
NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE SITE BY LATE MORNING. WINDS
WILL TURN TO THE WEST AND INCREASE IN STRENGTH DURING THE MORNING.
AS THE FRONT GOES THROUGH...WINDS WILL TURN MORE NORTHWEST BY
NOON. SOME GUSTS TO 28 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AND RIDGE TOP WINDS
WILL BE MUCH STRONGER THAN THAT WITH SOME GUSTS TO 38 MPH. WINDS
WILL DECREASE DURING THE EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM AND
THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE DRY AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AS HUMIDITIES FALL
INTO THE TEENS. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RECOVERIES WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BE BETTER BEHIND
THE FRONT. THURSDAY WILL BE COOLER AND LESS WINDY. TWH


.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH IN THE MORNING. WINDS
                    TURNING A LITTLE MORE NORTHWEST BY LATE MORNING
                    AND INCREASING TO 14 TO 22 MPH GUSTS TO 28 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6.

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FORECASTER...HUMPHREY
REQUESTED BY...KAYLA LEMIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120828.MILLI.01/BYZ