FNUS75 KBYZ 031150
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GILEAD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
550 AM MDT MON SEP 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0524 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...

A FEW CLOUDS WILL BE OVER THE FIRE SITE THIS MORNING BUT A MOSTLY
SUNNY SKY IS EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. A
WEAK FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA WILL RESULT IN SOME GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY
AFTERNOON. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE SITE
TUESDAY MORNING USERING IN GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS FOR THE DAY INTO
TUESDAY EVENING. HOWEVER...NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THE
FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER ALONG WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES
TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING WEST OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...HOOLEY
REQUESTED BY...GALEN ROESLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120903.GILEA.01/BYZ