FNUS75 KBYZ 272256
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLIE FIRE...GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
456 PM MDT THU SEP 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0915 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A FEW CLOUDS WILL BE OVER THE FIRE SITE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS
AFTERNOON BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. SKIES WILL BECOME
MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER SUNSET. EXPECT MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES FOR FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY. HOWEVER...ANOTHER WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE FIRE SITE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY BRINGING A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. TEMPERATURES FRIDAY WILL BE A
FEW DEGREES WARMER WITH SIMILAR READINGS ON SATURDAY. AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................7 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOOLEY
REQUESTED BY...TIM BRICKELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120927.MILLI.01/BYZ