FNUS75 KBYZ 292150
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GILEAD FIRE...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
350 PM MDT WED AUG 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1425 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE ERRATIC LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY
THIS EVENING AS UPSLOPE FLOW FIGHTS WESTERLY GRADIENTS. RIDGE TOP
WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND MIX INTO THE FIRE INTO EARLY EVENING.
WINDS SHOULD DECREASE BY LATE EVENING AND BECOME DOWNSLOPE
OVERNIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE POOR AND DO EXPECT ANOTHER LOW
HUMIDITY DAY ON THURSDAY. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG
THURSDAY AND TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE COOLER. TWH


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 12 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...HUMPHREY
REQUESTED BY...GILEAD IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120829.GILEA.02/BYZ