FNUS75 KBYZ 242319
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GILEAD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
519 PM MDT MON SEP 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1642 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FEW LOCAL CLOUD BUILD UPS OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS WILL MEAN
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVER THE FIRE SITE THIS EVENING...BUT THE SKY
SHOULD BECOME MOSTLY CLEAR LATE. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
SHOWER THIS EVENING...BUT WE NO LONGER EXPECT ANY LIGHTNING.
OVERNIGHT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND SIMILAR TO LAST NIGHTS WITH
DOWNSLOPE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT. TUESDAY LOOKS VERY SILMIAR TO MONDAY
WITH TERRAIN DRIVEN WIND AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
THUNDERSHOWER AFTER 2 PM. BT

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY...MOSTLY CLEAR LATE. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF AN EVENING SHOWER.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO LIGHTNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY...BECOMING
                    WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. VARIABLE
                    GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH POSSIBLE WITH ANY SHOWERS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........3.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS BY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND DOWNSLOPE EARLY...BECOMING UPSLOPE AT
                    5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......56300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.

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FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN HILLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120924.GILEA.02/BYZ