FNUS75 KBYZ 141440
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BALEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
840 AM MDT TUE JUL 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0823 MDT ON JULY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...STRONG GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...

STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
COOLER THAN YESTERDAY UNDER MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. A FEW SHOWERS
AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS...BUT RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WEAK. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE 30S. WEDNESDAY BEGINS A WARMUP AND A
RISK OF AN ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWER OR STORM CONTINUES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................17 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 40 TO 60 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH 7 PM...THEN
                    SHIFTING NORTH AND DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 30 TO 45 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDERS
REQUESTED BY...BALEK IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090714.BALEK.01/BYZ