FNUS75 KBYZ 082019 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIAN...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 219 PM MDT WED JUL 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1406 MDT ON JULY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT PASSED OVER THE FIRE SITE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING BUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE SITE FOR THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. AFTER THAT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE TONIGHT. THURSDAY WILL BE DRY THROUGH THE DAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING THURSDAY NIGHT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. CWR.................30 PERCENT. LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80. MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGETOP...........NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. CWR.................30 PERCENT. LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SOLUM REQUESTED BY...KELSEY ANDERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090708.BRIAN.01/BYZ