FNUS75 KBYZ 221121
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK GNF...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
521 AM MDT SAT SEP 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0512 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

LIGHT EAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL AT THE FIRE SITE TODAY DUE TO
SHELTERED LOCATION. STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AROUND
6PM...WITH WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY AS SUNSET
APPROACHES. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY SUNDAY MORNING
AND FAVOR NORTHEAST BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE
5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH RH VALUES
DROPPING INTO THE TEENS. RECOVERIES WILL BE MODERATE OVER THE
WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY IN
                    THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHEAST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.


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FORECASTER...GILSTAD
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS SHERIDAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120922.PINEC.01/BYZ