FNUS75 KBYZ 281146
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO TONGUE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
546 AM MDT SUN OCT 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0700 MDT ON OCTOBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UNSETTLED NORTHWEST FLOW OF AIR WILL BE OVER THE DISTRICT
TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. DISTURBANCES EMBEDDED IN THIS FLOW WILL
BRING SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING...BECOMING ALL RAIN SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
FIRE SITE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN
BUILDING OVER THE REGION ON MONDAY AND THIS WILL BRING A
SIGNIFICANT WARMING TREND WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY WITH
ONLY A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN DRIVEN
WITH UP VALLEY/DOWN VALLEY. A FEW WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN SHOWERS. MINIMUM RH'S WILL MAINLY BE IN THE 50 PERCENT
RANGE WITH GOOD RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................24 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 35 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN HILLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121028.BUFFA.01/BYZ