FNUS75 KBYZ 012211
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLIE FIRE...GALLATIN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
411 PM MDT MON OCT 1 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TUESDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...

WARM AND WINDY RED FLAG CONDITIONS TUESDAY...FOLLOWED BY A LIKELYHOOD
OF A WETTING RAIN/SNOW LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
STORM SYSTEM. RIDGETOP WINDS COULD GUST TO 40 MPH. ON
TUESDAY...THE FIRE WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN THE DRY...WARM AND WINDY
SECTOR OF THE STORM SYSTEM. WEST WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 35 AND
45 MPH WITH LOWEST HUMIDITIES BOTTOMING OUT NEAR 20 PERCENT. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH BY MID EVENING
TUESDAY...SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTH/NORTHWEST. TEMPERATURES
WILL PLUMMET WITH INCREASING PRECIPITATION CHANCES TUESDAY
NIGHT...ESPECIALLY BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION
WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOWFALL
POSSIBLE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 25 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 30 TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 35 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH/NORTHWEST 15 TO
                    25 MPH BY MID EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 25 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MIN HUMIDITY........93-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDERS
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT SPENCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121001.MILLI.01/BYZ