FNUS75 KBYZ 191231
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
631 AM MDT WED SEP 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0612 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AT THE FIRE SITE THROUGH
THURSDAY...WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY IN THE TEENS TODAY AND
TOMORROW. EXPECT TYPICAL SLOPE AND VALLEY WINDS...WITH NORTHWEST
FLOW TO 20 OR 25 MPH ON THE RIDGETOPS...AND SOME GUSTINESS DURING
THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST OR DOWNSLOPE 5-12 MPH EARLY...BECOMING
                    WEST 6-12 MPH AFTER 10 AM. GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......BECOMING EAST OR DOWNSLOPE 5-10 MPH AFTER
                    SUNSET.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH BECOMING EAST.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST 5-10 MPH EARLY...BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS
                    TO 18 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...BOZEMAN DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120919.PINEC.01/BYZ