FNUS75 KBYZ 251402
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWEETGRASS COUNTY BOULDER FIRE...SWEETGRASS COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
702 AM MST FRI JAN 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0655 MST ON JANUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT TODAY TO BE MILD WITH GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING
DECREASING AROUND NOON. HUMIDITY MINIMUMS WILL BE AROUND 30
PERCENT WITH TEMPERATURES AGAIN WELL INTO THE 40S. EXPECT WINDS TO
PICK UP TONIGHT WITH NORMAL DRAINAGE FLOWS BUT INCREASED MOISTURE
WILL BRING HIGHER HUMIDITY AND ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN HIGHER ON SATURDAY BUT TEMPERATURES
WILL AGAIN BE WARM. BORSUM

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH IN THE MORNING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 25 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING
                    25 TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 25 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 30 TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...BORSUM
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130125.SWEET.01/BYZ