FNUS75 KBYZ 130734
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LORI FIRE...NORTHERN CHEYENNE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
134 AM MDT MON JUL 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0113 MDT ON JULY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY
SUPPORTING MULTIPLE THUNDERSTORMS PASSING OVER THE FIRE AREA.
EXPECT THE NEXT THUNDERSTORMS TO IMPACT THE AREA BETWEEN 0500 AND
0700 WITH ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM LIKELY BEFORE NOON. ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANY
STORMS THAT APPROACH WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO PRODUCE FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN...ALONG WITH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS.
OTHERWISE...EXPECT A COOLER DAY WITH MODERATE HUMIDITY AND EAST
WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH AROUND
NOON. EXPECT A SHIFT TO NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 1500 AND 1700.
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL DECREASE AFTER 2100 MONDAY EVENING.
BORSUM

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 0500.
CWR.................21 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME
                    THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................4...16 TO 25 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING 10 TO 15 MPH
                    AROUND NOON. WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE
                    TODAY. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. SOME
                    THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................4...16 TO 25 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 25 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BORSUM
REQUESTED BY...LEE OLD BEAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090713.LORIF.01/BYZ