FNUS75 KBYZ 111136
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GILEAD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
536 AM MDT TUE SEP 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0514 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS AT THE FIRE SITE WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND BECOME EAST TO
NORTHEAST IN DIRECTION FOR THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL BE MUCH COOLER
TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...BUT MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN LOW
AS A DRY AIR MASS AFFECTS THE FIRE SITE. WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY
LIGHT AND DRIVEN BY THE TERRAIN TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SCHULTZ

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL
                    DECREASE AND BECOME EAST-NORTHEAST 6 TO
                    11 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH-NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...BECOMING
                    EAST-NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH-NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WILL
                    BECOME DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET..
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH
                    BECOMING EAST-NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTH-NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.

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FORECASTER...SCHULTZ
REQUESTED BY...GALEN ROESLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120911.GILEA.01/BYZ