FNUS75 KBYZ 221204
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROUGH CREEK...SHERIDAN COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
604 AM MDT SAT SEP 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0016 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE SITE
THIS MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BY LATE
MORNING FROM THE EAST AND WILL BRING NORTHEAST WINDS OF 5 TO 15
MPH. EASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. LOOK FOR
COOLER TEMPERATURES TODAY WITH HIGHS NEAR 70. WARMER AIR WILL
RETURN ON SUNDAY WITH HIGHS EXPECTED IN THE MID 70S. RH'S WILL
FALL INTO THE LOWER 20 PERCENT RANGE TODAY AND INTO THE UPPER
TEENS ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    5 TO 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...BILL BIASTOCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120922.ROUGH.01/BYZ