FNUS75 KBYZ 061802
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR KELTY...NORTHERN CHEYENNE AGENCY BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1202 PM MDT THU SEP 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1138 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AND BECOME MORE GUSTY AT THE
FIRE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT TAPER OFF AGAIN AROUND SUNSET. CLOUD
COVER WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAYS AS WELL...WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE OF A HIT AND MISS VARIETY. RH
VALUES WILL ONLY FALL A FEW PERCENT AT THE FIRE TODAY...WITH
STRONG RECOVERIES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL BE DRIER AGAIN
FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES TODAY ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO CLIMB A FEW MORE
DEGREES...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER
FRIDAY.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................17 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...GILSTAD
REQUESTED BY...TRACY SPANG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120906.KELTY.01/BYZ