FNUS75 KBYZ 031037
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GILEAD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
437 AM MDT WED OCT 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0422 MDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FIRE SITE THIS
MORNING LEADING TO AN INCREASE IN NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 10 TO 20
MPH AT TIMES. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING. LOOK FOR
TEMPERATURES TO SLOWLY DROP THROUGH THE DAY AND THE CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION TO INCREASE...WITH RAIN LATER THIS MORNING CHANGING
QUICKLY OVER TO SNOW BY THE AFTERNOON. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL
LINGER OVERNIGHT. RH RECOVERY SHOULD BE QUITE GOOD TONIGHT. COOL
AND SOMEWHAT UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE COMMON AT 5 TO 15
MPH. BT

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW DEVELOPING.
CWR.................53 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-45. TEMPS SLOWLY FALLING THROUGH THE DAY.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT...IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................31 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 5 TO
                    15 MPH OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS AND
                    RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.

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FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN HILLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121003.GILEA.01/BYZ