FNUS75 KBYZ 281044
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GILEAD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
444 AM MDT FRI SEP 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0400 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR AT SUNRISE TODAY...BUT TURN JUST
PARTLY SUNNY FOR THE AFTERNOON WITH A FEW SHOWERS POSSIBLE OVER THE
NEARBY MOUNTAIN PEAKS THIS AFTERNOON. WESTERLY BREEZE THIS MORNING
IS EXPECTED TO TURN UPSLOPE FROM THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING...AND WINDS TURN
DOWNSLOPE AGAIN OVERNIGHT. WINDS LOOK A LITTLE STRONGER AND OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY AND ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL OVER TYPICAL EAST
UPSLOPE WIND THAT HAS BEEN COMMON RECENTLY AT THE FIRE SITE AREA. BT

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWER POSSIBLE
                    BY NOON...THEN A FEW RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE (WESTERLY) WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH THIS
                    MORNING. BECOMING EASTERLY AROUND MIDDAY OR
                    EARLY AFTERNOON AT 7-12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WIND NEAR SHOWERS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSHOWERS EARLY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP............WEST 7 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................17 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN HILLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120928.GILEA.01/BYZ