FNUS75 KBYZ 251616
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CUTLER MEADOWS...USDA FOREST SERVICE GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1016 AM MDT THU APR 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1025 MDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH
HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE 20S. WINDS WILL GET PULLED UP THE
VALLEY AND SHOULD BE MAINLY FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST THROUGH
THE DAY. WINDS ON THE SLOPE WILL GET A LITTLE ERRATIC AS MIXING
WINDS WILL TRY TO PROVIDE A SOUTHWEST DIRECTION. SOME GUSTS TO 20
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE STRONGER WINDS AT RIDGE TOP LEVEL.
A FEW CUMULUS CLOUDS WILL BE AROUND WITH AN ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWER
OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH THE SITE STAYING MAINLY DRY...BUT VIRGA
SHOULD BE PRESENT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL TURN DOWNSLOPE THIS
EVENING. FRIDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO TODAY...WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER
TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITIES. TWH

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE BY MID EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HUMPHREY
REQUESTED BY...CRISTI HEANEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130425.CUTLE.01/BYZ