FNUS75 KBYZ 182046
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GLACIER LAKE ROAD...RED LODGE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
246 PM MDT SUN AUG 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1420 MDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...MAIN CONCERN FOR THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE LOW RH VALUES IN THE
 HIGH TEENS...

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT WINDS ALOFT WILL ALLOW FOR LIGHT UPSLOPE/DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO
DOMINATE AT THE FIRE SITE FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES IN
THE LOW TO MID 80S THIS AFTERNOON WILL ALLOW RH VALUES TO DROP
INTO THE UPPER TEENS. HOWEVER...LIGHT WINDS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
OVERNIGHT WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO COOL SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW RH
VALUES TO RECOVER INTO THE 50S. CHURCH

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

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FORECASTER...CHURCH/TWH
REQUESTED BY...ETHAN MCDOWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130818.GLACI.01/BYZ