FNUS75 KBYZ 231217
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROUGH CREEK...NORTHERN CHEYENNE AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
617 AM MDT SUN SEP 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0227 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL KEEP THE FIRE SITE MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY
AND MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM BOTH DAYS WITH AFTERNOON
MINIMUM RH'S FALLING INTO THE MID TO UPPER TEENS TODAY AND INTO
THE UPPER TEENS ON MONDAY. MODERATE RH RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST TODAY AND INCREASE
TO 8 TO 16 MPH WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUST NEAR 20 MPH POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL BECOME LIGHT. LOOK FOR WINDS TO
SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...MIKE BEARCOMESOUT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120923.ROUGH.01/BYZ