FNUS75 KBYZ 181558
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH 8 MILE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
958 AM MDT SUN AUG 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0917 MDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY BRINGING WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
THROUGH MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 70S TODAY WITH HUMIDITIES
IN THE LOWER 20S. IT WILL BE WARMER ON MONDAY WITH HUMIDITIES OF
15 TO 20 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE INFLUENCED BY TERRAIN.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE/UP-VALLEY WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
                    CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE/UP-VALLEY WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOME DOWNSLOPE/DOWN-VALLEY
                    4 TO 12 MPH BY LATE EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWN-VALLEY WINDS 4 TO 12 MPH EARLY...
                    THEN WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE/UP-VALLEY 6 TO 14
                    MPH BY MID MORNING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

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FORECASTER...ARTHUR
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN MATLOCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130818.NORTH.01/BYZ