FNUS75 KBYZ 021026
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GILEAD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
426 AM MDT TUE OCT 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0401 MDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY READINGS IN THE TEENS WITH TEMPERATURES WARMER
THAN YESTERDAY. THERE WILL BE SOME HIGH CLOUDINESS OVER THE FIRE
SITE TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING. LOOK FOR GUSTY WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING AT 10 TO 15 MPH...BEFORE
TURNING NORTHEAST LATER IN THE DAY AND DECREASING A BIT. THE COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR STEADY OR SLOWLY FALL WEDNESDAY
WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. NORTHERLY WIND WILL DOMINATE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BT

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH....TURNING NORTHEAST
                    BY AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS LATE.
CWR.................23 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SNOW AND RAIN.
CWR.................47 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-36.
MIN HUMIDITY........67-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.

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FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN HILLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121002.GILEA.01/BYZ