FNUS75 KBYZ 022246
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR KELTY...NORTHERN CHEYENNE AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
446 PM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1632 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE FAIR TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO
THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. SOME GUSTS
TO 16 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AFTER THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE. WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE GUSTY IN THE MORNING ON MONDAY BUT
SHOULD DECREASE IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. HIGHS MONDAY WILL BE
COOLER BUT DRY AIR WILL ALLOW HUMIDITIES TO FALL INTO THE LOWER
TEENS IN THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SITE
ON TUESDAY. TWH


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 12 MPH GUSTS
                    TO 16 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    SOME NORTHWEST GUSTS TO 16 MPH WITH FRONTAL
                    PASSAGE OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH. SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS TO 20
                    MPH IN THE MORNING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    WINDS DECREASING AND TURNING TO THE WEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...HUMPHREY
REQUESTED BY...MERLIN SIOUX
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120902.KELTY.01/BYZ