FNUS75 KBYZ 151129
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GILEAD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
529 AM MDT SAT SEP 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0507 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY WILL BE EXTREMELY DRY WITH HUMIDITIES FALLING DEEP INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS. RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR AGAIN TONIGHT BUT COOLER
AIR WILL FILTER IN LATE AND TRY TO GET HUMIDITIES ABOVE 30 PERCENT
LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE DRIVEN BY TERRAIN TODAY WITH UPSLOPE
FLOW KICKING IN BY MID MORNING. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THIS MORNING.
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH IN LATE TONIGHT AND ENHANCE DOWNSLOPE
WINDS. SUNDAY WILL BE COOLER WITH HIGHS EARLY IN THE DAY. NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE STRONG SUNDAY WITH SOME GUSTS TO 26 MPH.
CLOUDS WILL ROLL IN THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY AND WILL GENERATE
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE HIT AND MISS AND SHOULD
NOT CONTAIN A GREAT DEAL OF MOISTURE. CLOUDS AND COOLER
TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW HUMIDITIES TO BE HIGHER SUNDAY WITH THE
LOWEST READINGS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. STRONGER RIDGE TOP WINDS
WILL BE OVER THE SITE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE CHANCE OF
WETTING RAIN WILL BE VERY LOW FOR NEXT WEEK. TWH

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    EARLY MORNING. WINDS SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    AND NORTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH IN THE EARLY
                    EVENING. WINDS THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST WITH SOME GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY MORNING THEN INCREASING
                    CLOUDS. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    EARLY MORNING. WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    12 TO 20 MPH BY MID MORNING. GUSTS TO 26 MPH
                    BY AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.

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FORECASTER...HUMPHREY
REQUESTED BY...JON WARDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120915.GILEA.01/BYZ