FNUS75 KBYZ 181226
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEARCOMESOUT...NORTHERN CHEYENNE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
626 AM MDT TUE SEP 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0607 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY WILL BE WARM AND DRY. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE LOWER
TO MID 80S WITH HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE TEENS. NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL STEADILY INCREASE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30
MPH EXPECTED. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THESE
CONDITIONS. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL
PUSH THROUGH TONIGHT BUT NOT EXPECTING WINDS TO BE THAT STRONG
WITH IT. WEDNESDAY WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REAPPEAR BUT THEY SHOULD NOT BE AS STRONG AS
TODAY. COULD SEE SOME GUSTS TO 20 MPH THOUGH. TWH

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING 14 TO 22 MPH GUSTS
                    TO 30 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH GUSTS TO 26 MPH
                    IN THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 4 TO 12 MPH BY MID EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. WINDS BECOMING NORTH
                    BY LATE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...HUMPHREY
REQUESTED BY...MERLIN SIOUX
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120918.BEARC.01/BYZ