FNUS75 KBYZ 120642
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR AMAYA FIRE...PARK COUNTY RURAL FIRE DISTRICT 1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1242 AM MDT SUN JUL 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0023 MDT ON JULY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT WITH SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES
MOVING IN UNDER THE RIDGE. THESE DISTURBANCES WILL BRING A CHANCE
FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. ERRATIC WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR
ANY STORMS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT SOUTHEAST WITH RIDGE TOP WINDS
INCREASING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL
REDEVELOP OVER THE AREA BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE POTENTIAL OF
PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY
COOLER SUNDAY WITH AFTERNOON RH'S FALLING INTO THE MID 20 PERCENT
RANGE. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT SOUTHWEST BY MORNING AND WILL BE
INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................26 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
                    RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................28 PERCENT.
LAL.................4...16 TO 25 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...LT CHRIS STURM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090712.AMAYA.01/BYZ