FNUS75 KBYZ 221412
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BORDER...SHERIDAN COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
812 AM MDT SAT SEP 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0734 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EASTERLY WIND...GENERALLY UNDER 15 MPH...WILL PREVAIL OVER THE
FIRE SITE TODAY UNDER SUNNY SKIES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP
DOWN TO NEAR 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. FOR TONIGHT...WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO TURN SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST UNDER 10 MPH...BUT RIDGETOP
WINDS MAY BE A BIT STRONGER THAN THIS OUT OF THE SOUTH/SOUTHEAST
STARTING AROUND SUNSET AND COULD VERY WELL AFFECT THE FIRE SITE
UNTIL AROUND 2 AM. ONLY MODEST RH RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN
OVERNIGHT. FOR SUNDAY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO BE A
LITTLE LOWER THAN TODAY REACHING DOWN INTO THE TEENS WITH
TEMPERATURES A LITTLE WARMER. SOUTHEAST WIND WILL PREVAIL SUNDAY
AT SPEEDS A BIT STRONGER THAN TODAYS. BT

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 7 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...UNDER 10 MPH LATE.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH...DECREASING SOMEWHAT
                    AFTER 2 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......450 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...BILL BIASTOCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120922.BORDE.01/BYZ