FNUS75 KBYZ 131150
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GILEAD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
550 AM MDT THU SEP 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2106 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE DRIVEN BY TERRAIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDS
WILL BE GUSTY IN THE MORNING DURING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON
INFLUENCES. HUMIDITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY LOW THE NEXT TWO DAYS
WITH READINGS FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. NIGHT TIME
RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR. EXPECT MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH LITTLE
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION. THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL NOT
COME UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE DAY SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH. THIS CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL NOT BE THAT GOOD
AS THE STRONGEST ENERGY STAYS TO THE EAST. THERE IS NOT MUCH OF A
CHANCE FOR A WETTING RAIN IN THE NEXT WEEK. TWH


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING. WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH IN THE EVENING.
                    WINDS SHIFTING WEST AND NORTHWEST BY MID
                    EVENING WITH SOME GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING. WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6.

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FORECASTER...HUMPHREY
REQUESTED BY...JON WARDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120912.GILEA.03/BYZ