FNUS75 KBYZ 231844
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RYEGATE SOUTH...LEWISTOWN INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1244 PM MDT SUN SEP 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1212 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WE EXPECT LIGHT WEST WIND TO TURN NORTHEASTERLY THEN EASTERLY
BETWEEN ABOUT 100-230 PM THIS AFTERNOON AT 5 TO 15 MPH. SKIES WILL
SEE SUNSHINE MIXED WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDINESS AT TIMES. MINIMUM
HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 19-21 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH
CLOUDINESS WILL LINGER TONIGHT KEEPING TEMPERATURES A LITTLE
WARMER THAN LAST NIGHT IN THE MID 40S WITH DECENT RH RECOVERY.
SOMEWHAT WARMER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY WITH RH IN THE
LOWER 20 PERCENT RANGE AND WINDS BECOMING EASTERLY AGAIN BY
AFTERNOON. BT


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SOME HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WEST TURNING EAST/NORTHEAST BY MID AFTERNOON
                    AT 7 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE AND LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120923.RYEGA.01/BYZ