FNUS75 KBYZ 291838
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROSEBUD FIRE...RED LODGE FIRE RESCUE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1238 PM MDT WED AUG 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1218 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE FIRE SITE AROUND 1 PM AND WILL
BRING INCREASING WEST WINDS. LOOK FOR WEST WINDS TO INCREASE TO 10
TO 20 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITH WIND GUST UP TO 30 MPH.
TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE MID 80S WITH RH'S DROPPING INTO THE
LOWER TEENS. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT AND TEMPERATURES WILL
FALL INTO THE LOWER 40S. RH RECOVERIES WILL ONLY BE IN THE 40
PERCENT RANGE TONIGHT. COOLER TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED
THURSDAY BUT RH'S WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER 20 PERCENT RANGE BY
AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER TOMORROW BUT RIDGE TOP
WINDS WILL BE GUSTY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...TOM KUNTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120829.ROSEB.01/BYZ