FNUS75 KBYZ 031443
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPLIT...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
843 AM MDT MON SEP 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0832 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 DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE OVER THE FIRE TODAY BRINGING
SUNNY SKIES AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE 11 TO 16 PERCENT RANGE. A DRY COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE FIRE FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT AND CROSS
THE FIRE TUESDAY MORNING. HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER INTO ONLY THE
30S TONIGHT. EXPECT GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ON TUESDAY DUE TO THE
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH HUMIDITIES
IN THE TEENS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

$$
FORECASTER...ARTHUR
REQUESTED BY...SPLIT IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120903.SPLIT.01/BYZ