FNUS75 KBYZ 192108 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR CAT CAMP...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 308 PM MDT FRI JUN 19 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MDT ON JUNE 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTH WINDS WILL BE OVER THE BURN AREA IN THE MORNING...BY AFTERNOON WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY EVENING SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTH...WITH GUSTS OVER 25 MPH. ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON...SOME SEVERE. STRONG WINDS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH ANY STORMS. RH VALUES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 20S BY LATE AFTERNOON. CHAMBERS .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. CWR.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CHAMBERS REQUESTED BY...CHRIS PILESKI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090619.CATCA.01/BYZ