FNUS75 KBYZ 300003
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLIE FIRE...GALLATIN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
603 PM MDT SAT SEP 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1830 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS SUNDAY...
...BREEZY HOT AND DRY MONDAY...
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUESDAY...
...SNOW LIKELY WEDNESDAY...

A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING OVER THE FIRE SITE WILL BRING A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING...MAINLY THROUGH
8PM. OTHERWISE...MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL GIVE WAY TO CLEAR TO
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES LATE TONIGHT. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL PREVAIL
SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES COOLER SUNDAY
THAN WAS THE CASE TODAY ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES.
HOWEVER...MONDAY WILL SEE WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITIES
ONCE AGAIN.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    5 TO 10 MPH LATE.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...HOOLEY
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT SPENCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120929.MILLI.01/BYZ