FNUS75 KBYZ 032033
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR POKER JIM...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
233 PM MDT FRI JUL 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1410 MDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING SOUTHWEST OF THE FIRE AND WILL MOVE
INTO AREA BY 1600 MDT. ANY STORMS THAT APPROACH THE FIRE WILL HAVE
A CHANCE TO BE STRONG PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...HEAVY RAINFALL AND
LIGHTNING. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS
BEFORE DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. OTHERWISE EXPECT MODERATE
HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS. STORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ON SATURDAY BUT LATER IN THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER AND HUMIDITY LOWER WITH CONTINUED
LIGHT WINDS. BORSUM

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. STORMS
                    MAY PRODUCE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL.
CWR.................29 PERCENT.
LAL.................4...16 TO 25 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. STORMS MAY PRODUCE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL.
CWR.................34 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................26 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BORSUM
REQUESTED BY...ASHLEY HANKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090703.POKER.01/BYZ