FNUS75 KBYZ 141455
FWSBYZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0833 MDT ON JULY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...

STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SOME GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL
DEVELOP. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER THAN YESTERDAY WITH GENERALLY
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. A FEW SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE BY AFTERNOON...BUT RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE
LIGHT AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WEAK. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE 40S. WEDNESDAY BEGINS A WARMUP
AND A RISK OF AN ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWER OR STORM CONTINUES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................21 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDY. LIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND BECOMING WEST/NORTHWEST...AND
                    INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40
                    TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 40 TO 60 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THROUGH
                    8 PM...THEN DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 35 TO 50 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.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDERS
REQUESTED BY...TASHA TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090714.HOLLO.01/BYZ