FNUS75 KBYZ 021940
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHARLES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
140 PM MDT THU JUL 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1327 MDT ON JULY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE SITE BY 1400 MDT. THESE
STORMS WILL CONTAIN FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 50
MPH...HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL. RAINFALL COULD CAUSE RAPID RISES
IN CREEKS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL
PERSIST OVERNIGHT WITH A BREAK FRIDAY MORNING. ANOTHER ROUND OF
STORMS IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BORSUM

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. SOME STORMS
                    MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...HAIL AND
                    HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................39 PERCENT.
LAL.................4...16 TO 25 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................32 PERCENT.
LAL.................4...16 TO 25 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................24 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BORSUM
REQUESTED BY...ASHLEY HANKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090702.CHARL.01/BYZ