FNUS75 KBYZ 122245
FWSBYZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1617 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS WILL PREVAIL TONIGHT AND THURSDAY GENERALLY
UNDER 15 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WILL BE A BIT
STRONGER TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER THURSDAY
WITH MINIMUM RH READINGS EXPECTED TO BE LOWER THAN TODAY. NO
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT WITH LIGHT WINDS AND
LOW HUMIDITY...THOUGH WIND MAY TEND TO BE A BIT MORE SOUTHERLY. BT


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE WEST/NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........3.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WESTERLY WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE EAST/NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH LATE MORNING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.


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FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...GALEN ROESLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120912.GILEA.02/BYZ