FNUS75 KBYZ 300204
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK FIRE...PARK COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
804 PM MDT WED AUG 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1952 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS HAVE
DECREASED THIS EVENING AND DO EXPECT THIS TREND TO HOLD. A COLD
FRONT WAS LOCATED JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE FIRE SITE...AROUND
LIVINGSTON...AND MAY PUSH INTO THE SITE BRIEFLY THIS EVENING. THIS
WOULD TURN WINDS TO THE NORTH...BUT THEY SHOULD NOT BE STRONG AND
THE SWITCH WILL BE BRIEF...TURNING BACK TO THE SOUTH AROUND
MIDNIGHT. LOOKS LIKE THE FRONT SHOULD STAY NORTH THOUGH AND WILL
GO WITH THAT. HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE FAIR. HUMIDITIES
WILL BE VERY LOW ONCE AGAIN THURSDAY WITH READINGS FALLING WELL
INTO THE TEENS BUT WINDS SHOULD BE LIGHTER COMPARED TO WEDNESDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER ON THURSDAY TOO. TWH

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 12 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...HUMPHREY
REQUESTED BY...PARK COUNTY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120829.PINEC.04/BYZ