FNUS75 KBYZ 222300
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GILEAD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
500 PM MDT SAT SEP 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1633 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO 15 MPH WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE TURNING DOWNSLOPE FROM THE
SOUTH/SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT. RH RECOVERY WILL BE POOR AGAIN TONIGHT.
FOR SUNDAY...EXPECT MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND SLIGHTLY WARMER
TEMPERATURES. EARLY MORNING DOWNSLOPE WIND WILL TURN UPSLOPE BY
MIDDAY. LOOK FOR MINIMUM HUMIDITY TO BE A BIT LOWER TOMORROW.
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS SHOULD PREVAIL AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT. BT

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EASTERLY WINDS EARLY 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
                    300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEAK DOWNSLOPE EARLY...BECOMING EAST WINDS
                    5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SOME HIGH CLOUDINESS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.



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FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN HILLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120922.GILEA.02/BYZ