FNUS75 KBYZ 111456
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOORHEAD...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
856 AM MDT SAT JUL 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0833 MDT ON JULY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT DROPPING DOWN FROM THE NORTH WILL HELP TO
PRODUCE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FIRE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY...THEN
LOOK FOR A SHIFT TO A NORTH WIND WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT.
THIS SHOULD OCCUR BY LATE EVENING. WINDS WILL TURN BACK TO THE
EAST THEN SOUTHEAST ON SUNDAY. OTHERWISE EXPECT FAIRLY WARM
CONDITIONS WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S EACH OF
THE NEXT TWO DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    2 PM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH 5-10 MPH. ERRATIC GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH 5-10 MPH BECOMING NORTH BY LATE EVENING.
                    ERRATIC GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10-20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST TO
                    NORTH BY LATE EVENING.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC
                    GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 10-20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...ASHLEY HANKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090711.MOORH.01/BYZ