FNUS75 KBYZ 211131
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GILEAD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
531 AM MDT FRI SEP 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0459 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN SITE BY MID
MORNING TODAY. THIS FRONT WILL PRODUCES WINDS COMPARABLE TO
YESTERDAY. THE PORTABLE RAWS WILL SEE THE STRONGER WINDS TODAY
WITH LIGHTER WINDS EXPECTED AT THE SCHOOL HOUSE RAWS. POOR RH
RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT WILL ALLOW AFTERNOON MINIMUMS TO FALL INTO
THE UPPER TEENS AND BY THIS AFTERNOON. SOME MODERATE RECOVERIES
ARE EXPECTED TO NIGHT WITH UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S EXPECTED.
SATURDAY WILL SEE LIGHTER MAINLY UPSLOPE/VALLEY WINDS DURING THE
DAY WITH WINDS BECOMING DOWN SLOPE/VALLEY BY EARLY EVENING.
RICHMOND

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTING TO 27 MPH
                    BY 11 AM AT THE PORTABLE RAWS SITE...AT THE SCHOOL
                    HOUSE RAWS LOCATION WILL SEE UPSLOPE/VALLEY
                    WINDS OF 9 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS BECOMING DOWN SLOPE/VALLEY FROM THE NORTH
                    AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 9 TO 19 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING EAST 5 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN HILLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120921.GILEA.01/BYZ