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SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK FIRE...NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
619 AM MDT THU AUG 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0557 MDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ACROSS PARK COUNTY
AND THE GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST. SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY PICK UP
AGAIN TODAY ALONG RIDGES AND UPPER SLOPES AS WELL. EXPECT A PARTLY
SUNNY DAY WITH SOME INCREASING CLOUDS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT 10 DEGREES COOLER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY.
A DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE FIRE SITE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. FIRE WEATHER
HIGHLIGHTS MAY EVENTUALLY BE NECESSARY FOR FRIDAY AND/OR SATURDAY.

.TODAY...


SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY TO MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

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FORECASTER...HOOLEY
REQUESTED BY...NWS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120830.PINEC.01/BYZ