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FNUS75 KBYZ 222116
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST -- LITTLEHAWK -- USFS GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
315 PM MDT FRI AUG 22 2003

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE DISTRICT MONDAY
CREATING GUSTY WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...DISTURBANCES WILL EXIT EAST OF THE FIRE SITE BY MID
MORNING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL TAPER OFF BY NOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
HOT WITH DAYTIME HUMIDITIES AROUND 20%. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE
FIRE SITE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY WINDS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15
                    MPH AFTER NOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH.
HAINES..............5.


.SATURDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-50 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 15 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 15 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.EXTENDED...
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS NEAR 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER TO UPPER 80S.





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