FNUS75 KBYZ 041722
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HIBBARD...BILLINGS INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1122 AM MDT TUE SEP 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1053 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONGER PUSH OF NORTHWEST WIND IS EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE SITE
THIS AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING 10
TO 20 MPH BY 3 PM. GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WINDS PICK UP
THIS AFTERNOON. SUNNY SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY THIS
AFTERNOON AS WELL. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL GENERALLY DROP INTO THE
LOWER 20S THIS AFTERNOON...BUT MAY DROP AS LOW AS THE UPPER TEENS.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH QUICKLY AROUND 8 PM THIS EVENING
WITH THE SETTING SUN. LIGHTER WINDS AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. BT


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH POSSIBLE.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

$$
FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...BERT STARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120904.HIBBA.01/BYZ