FNUS75 KBYZ 240543
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LARKIN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1143 PM MDT THU JUL 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2321 MDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THERE ARE STILL SOME LINGERING ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER THE
BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS WHICH MAY PRODUCE SOME ERRATIC AND GUSTY
WINDS OVERNIGHT. OTHERWISE EXPECT MAINLY SOUTHWEST WINDS EARLY.
THERE IS A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT SLIPPING SOUTH INTO THE AREA
LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. THIS SHOULD MOVE INTO FIRE SITE
VICINITY ABOUT SUNRISE AND SHOULD BE NOTICABLE WITH COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. PLEASE CALL FOR
UPDATES AS NECESSARY. FRIDAY WILL BE COOLER WITH PREDOMINANTLY
NORTHERLY WINDS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR A THUNDERSTORM.
HUMIDITIES WILL NOT BE AS LOW AS THURSDAY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BUT ERRATIC AND GUSTY
                    THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS DUE TO ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    OVER THE NEARBY MOUNTAINS. TURNING TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST
                    LATE 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHERLY WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...MARK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090723.LARKI.01/BYZ