FNUS75 KBYZ 102040
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH DELPHIA FIRE...MT DNRC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
240 PM MDT MON SEP 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1424 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AT THE FIRE INTO TUESDAY AS GUSTY
WINDS OCCUR BEHIND A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE AREA.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THIS EVENING
WHERE WINDS COULD OCCASIONALLY GUST 30 TO 35 MPH. DESPITE COOLING
TEMPERATURES...HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN LOW WITH ONLY FAIR RECOVERIES
OVERNIGHT...DROPPING BACK INTO THE TEENS ON TUESDAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL REMAIN PERSISTANT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO LIGHTEN UP TUESDAY NIGHT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
                    OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH
                    THROUGH MID EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDERS
REQUESTED BY...MT DNRC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120910.NORTH.01/BYZ