FNUS75 KBYZ 021636
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPLIT...MILES CITY INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1036 AM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1019 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...
EXPECT WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS AT THE FIRE SITE TODAY WITH
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY FALLING INTO THE LOW TEENS. WEST WINDS SHOULD
PREVAIL TODAY THEN TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST BY THIS EVENING IN
ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT. THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BE DRY
BUT BRING A PERIOD OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BEGINNING AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. HUMIDITY WILL
FALL TO THE LOW TEENS AGAIN ON MONDAY...AFTER A RELATIVELY POOR
RECOVERY TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST 5-15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST TO NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST 5-15 MPH BY NOON.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY EVENING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH AFTER SUNSET. WINDS THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 5-15 MPH SHIFTING NORTHWEST 15-25
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 5-15 MPH AFTER
                    NOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING DECREASING TO 10-20 MPH AFTER
                    NOON.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...KELSEY PLUHAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120902.SPLIT.01/BYZ