FNUS75 KBYZ 261138
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GILEAD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
538 AM MDT WED SEP 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0516 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRING ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS TO THE
FIRE SITE TODAY. A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 TENTHS
OF AN INCH COULD FALL WITH ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP. UNSETTLED
WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER
TODAY AS THE SKY WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY. RH'S WILL ALSO BE
HIGHER THIS AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUMS IN THE MID 30 PERCENT RANGE.
EXCELLENT RH RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE
TERRAIN DRIVEN WITH LIGHT UPSLOPE/VALLEY WINDS BOTH TODAY AND
THURSDAY WITH DOWN SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................27 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWN SLOPE/VALLEY SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................23 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN HILLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120926.GILEA.01/BYZ