FNUS75 KBYZ 140008
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BALEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
608 PM MDT MON JUL 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1753 MDT ON JULY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN AND NEAR THE
FIRE EARLY THIS EVENING. A MAJORITY OF THE STORMS WILL STAY NORTH
OF THE AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...BUT WITH THESE STORMS SO
CLOSE TO THE FIRE...WINDS COULD BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC AT TIMES.
OTHERWISE...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION THIS
EVENING. THIS WILL KEEP A THUNDERSTORM CHANCE IN THE FORECAST
THROUGH TONIGHT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
BEHIND THE FRONT AROUND 9 PM. THESE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST
INTO TUESDAY WITH SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH POSSIBLE. TUESDAY
WILL BE COOLER WITH HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
                    SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................5...MORE THAN 25 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 35 TO 50 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 40 TO 60 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDERS
REQUESTED BY...BALEK IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090713.BALEK.01/BYZ