FNUS75 KBYZ 211234
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
634 AM MDT FRI SEP 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0613 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LITTLE CHANGE IN THE CURRENT WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED FOR
TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
DOMINATE THE WEATHER. WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES CAN BE
EXPECTED ALONG WITH DRY WEATHER. WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN DRIVEN WITH
DIURNAL UPSLOPE AND DOWN SLOPE WINDS. MODERATE RH RECOVERIES ARE
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT BUT WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS TO LOWER 20
PERCENT RANGE BOTH TODAY AND SATURDAY. A STORM SYSTEM WILL BE
MOVING IN FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON MONDAY BUT THIS SYSTEM
LOOKS TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE FIRE SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

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