FNUS75 KBYZ 262247
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLIE FIRE...GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
447 PM MDT WED SEP 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1155 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
STATE WILL BRING THE CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM
TO THE FIRE SITE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE
THUNDERSTORM CHANCE IS EXPECTED TO END BY SUNSET. ANY
PRECIPITATION THAT DOES OCCUR SHOULD BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE. SKIES
WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH SKIES BECOMING
CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY LATER TONIGHT. OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE 5 TO 10 DEGREES COOLER TONIGHT THAN WHAT WAS THE CASE LAST
NIGHT. AFTERNOON HIGHS THURSDAY WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER AS WELL
WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................16 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOOLEY
REQUESTED BY...TIM BRICKELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120926.MILLI.01/BYZ