FNUS75 KBYZ 121150
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GILEAD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
550 AM MDT WED SEP 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0525 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS AT THE FIRE SITE WILL LARGELY BE DRIVEN BY TERRAIN TODAY
AND THURSDAY...WITH SPEEDS GENERALLY UNDER 15 MPH FOR BOTH THE
SLOPES/VALLEYS AND RIDGETOPS. HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOWER TODAY
THAN ON TUESDAY...AND RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE POOR. HUMIDITIES
WILL REMAIN LOW THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. SCHULTZ


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH WILL
                    BECOME EAST-NORTHEAST AT 8 TO 14 MPH BY THE
                    MID MORNING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WILL BECOME
                    EAST-NORTHEAST BY MID MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH-NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........29-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    EVENING WILL BECOME DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY
                    3 TO 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH-NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING WILL BECOME EAST-NORTHEAST 6
                    TO 11 MPH BY MID MORNING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING
                    EAST-NORTHEAST BY MID MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH-NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........29-36 PERCENT.
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    EVENING WILL BECOME DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY
                    3 TO 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.

$$
FORECASTER...SCHULTZ
REQUESTED BY...GALEN ROESLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120912.GILEA.01/BYZ