FNUS75 KBYZ 241504
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LARKIN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
904 AM MDT FRI JUL 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0837 MDT ON JULY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER OVER THE BEARTOOTH
MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE SOME
ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS IN THE BURN AREA. NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE DAY...INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 MPH.
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES SHOULD REMAIN IN THE 20S AS COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND CLOUDY CONDITIONS PREVAIL. PLEASE CALL FOR UPDATES AS
NECESSARY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GILSTAD/RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...E-21
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090724.LARKI.01/BYZ