FNUS75 KBYZ 301920
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HEART...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
120 PM MDT TUE JUN 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON JUNE 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL
TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TO 50 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. THE THREAT FOR
PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING BRINGING GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES COOLER ON WEDNESDAY WITH HIGHER
HUMIDITIES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME
                    THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................4...16 TO 25 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SOLUM
REQUESTED BY...LARRY ELDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090630.HEART.01/BYZ