FNUS75 KBYZ 171158
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK...GALLATIN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
558 AM MDT MON SEP 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0538 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG INVERSION HAS SETTLED OVER THE PARADISE VALLEY...SO
EXPECT UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS TO HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE MORNING. WEST
TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL AT THE FIRE SITE TODAY...AND WITH
DRY AIR IN PLACE LOOK FOR AFTERNOON HUMIDITY TO FALL TO AROUND 20
PERCENT OR A BIT LOWER. VALLEY INVERSION WILL BE A LITTLE WEAKER
TONIGHT. ON TUESDAY...EXPECT WARMER TEMPS AND LOWER HUMIDITY...
WITH A BIT STRONGER WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND. JKL

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 5-15 MPH AFTER 10 AM.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH AFTER
                    SUNSET.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH AFTER
                    9 AM. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST TO NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    28 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...BOZEMAN DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120917.PINEC.01/BYZ