FNUS75 KBYZ 251845 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAHAM CREEK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 1145 AM MST FRI JAN 25 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1130 MST ON JANUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY MINIMUMS WILL BE AROUND 30 PERCENT WITH TEMPERATURES AGAIN WELL INTO THE 40S. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP AGAIN OVERNIGHT...FAVORING NORMAL DRAINAGE FLOWS. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRING ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND AID RH RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT. EXPECT SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS SATURDAY...WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER RH VALUES...FOLLOWING THE DISTURBANCE OVERNIGHT. AAG .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46. MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........WEST 25 TO 40 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. CWR.................11 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30. MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. RIDGETOP...........WEST 25 TO 40 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. RIDGETOP...........WEST 30 TO 45 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4. $$ FORECASTER...GILSTAD REQUESTED BY...DENNIS SHERIDAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130125.GRAHA.01/BYZ