FNUS75 KBYZ 290123
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
723 PM MDT TUE JUL 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1911 MDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE FIRE BETWEEN 2015 AND 2100 MDT
WITH A SWITCH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH
AS 40 MPH FOR A FEW HOURS. SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING WITH A GOOD CHANCE FOR WETTING RAIN
OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS IS NOT
EXPECTED TO BE STRONG. WEDNESDAY WILL HAVE MUCH BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 40 PERCENT.
BORSUM

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................63 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................46 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 15 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BORSUM
REQUESTED BY...KELSEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090728.MIDDL.02/BYZ