FNUS75 KBYZ 042051
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LSTRICK070409...USFS - BZC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
251 PM MDT SAT JUL 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1434 MDT ON JULY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING IN AND AROUND THE FIRE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
AND HAIL ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING. EXPECT STORMS TO CONTINUE
UNTIL SUNSET AND THEN DISSIPATE. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
FROM ANY CELL THAT APPROACHES THE FIRE. HUMIDITY WILL BE MODERATE
THIS AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUMS REMAINING HIGHER THAN 50 PERCENT. SUNDAY
WILL SEE WARMER TEMPERATURES AND MID AFTERNOON DEVELOPMENT OF
THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT EXCEPT FOR STORM
OUTFLOWS. BORSUM

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME
                    THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AND
                    HAIL.
CWR.................34 PERCENT.
LAL.................4...16 TO 25 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY
                    RAINFALL AND HAIL IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................32 PERCENT.
LAL.................4...16 TO 25 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BORSUM
REQUESTED BY...ROGER MEDLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090704.LSTRI.01/BYZ