FNUS75 KBYZ 271811
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAJUN...BIA CROW FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1211 PM MDT MON JUL 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1157 MDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

CURRENT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY NEAR RED LODGE WILL MOVE INTO THE
FIRE VICINITY AROUND 130 PM IF IT HOLDS TOGETHER.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OVER THE PRYOR
MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON INTO LATE THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL
ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH MODERATE LIGHTNING POTENTIAL.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING WITH GOOD RH
RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT. TUESDAY WILL SEE SIMILAR TEMPERATURES AND
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AS MONDAY. ISOLATED LATE AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...WITH MORE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES
INTO THE AREA. GOOD WETTING RAIN CHANCES EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY. CHAMBERS

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...DALE GLENMORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090727.CAJUN.01/BYZ