FNUS75 KBYZ 292251
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR M S T P UNIT 22...USDA FOREST SERVIDE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
451 PM MDT MON JUN 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1635 MDT ON JUNE 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS FOR TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY WILL BE SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
THE WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING AT 10 TO
15 MPH. HOWEVER...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE THROUGH A WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY. THESE DISTURBANCES WILL BRING A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
WELL ABOVE NORMAL FOR TUESDAY WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE UPPER
TEENS TO MID 20S. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SITE TUESDAY
EVENING BRINGING A SHIFT TO NORTHWEST WINDS. MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES
WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL BE LOW...IN THE TEENS AND 20S EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEK. GUSTY
WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON AND
EVENING DUE TO THE DRY AIRMASS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY
                    WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 40 TO
45. HIGHS 66 TO 73. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 42 TO 47.
HIGHS 65 TO 70. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 44 TO 49. HIGHS 66 TO
71. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 43 TO 48. HIGHS
67 TO 72. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS.


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FORECASTER...ARTHUR
REQUESTED BY...ANNA F  ANDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090629.MSTPU.01/BYZ