FNUS75 KBYZ 141750
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK...USFS GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1150 AM MDT FRI SEP 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1030 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WARM AND DRY WITH A HAINES INDEX OF 6 TODAY...
...COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT...
.DISCUSSION...
THE LOWER LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL AGAIN BE HOT AND DRY AND
UNSTABLE WITH HUMIDITY MINIMUMS AROUND 10 PERCENT AND A HAINES
INDEX OF 6. UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE HAS INCREASED A BIT SO A FEW
AFTERNOON CUMULUS CAN BE EXPECTED BUT A WARM START WILL SUPPORT
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S. WINDS WILL GUST AT 15 TO 20 MPH
FOR A FEW HOURS AROUND PEAK HEATING ESPECIALLY AT RIDGETOPS AND
WEST FACING ASPECTS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FIRE AREA
AROUND MIDNIGHT BRINGING HIGHER HUMIDITY AND A SHIFT TO NORTH
WINDS. SUNDAY WILL BE COOLER WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY WITH ISOLATED
SHOWERS POSSIBLE. BORSUM

.TODAY (SATURDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.

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FORECASTER...BORSUM
REQUESTED BY...DAN MINDAR FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120914.PINEC.02/BYZ