FNUS75 KBYZ 291700
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1100 AM MDT WED JUL 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1047 MDT ON JULY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS WILL START TO DEVELOP NEAR THE SITE BY NOON. SHOWERS WILL
ALSO DEVELOP NORTH OF THE FIRE AND DRIFT SOUTH TOWARD THE SITE. A
FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE IN THE SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF
THE STORMS WILL HAVE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. WOULD
EXPECT TO SEE SCATTERED SHOWERS VERY NEAR THIS SITE BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN NORTHERLY AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE
UNSEASONABLY COOL. THE COVERAGE OF SHOWERS WILL DECREASE THIS
EVENING. THURSDAY WILL BE WARMER WITH A SLIGHTLY LESS CHANCE OF
AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HUMPHREY

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING BY LATE MORNING.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY
    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HUMPHREY
REQUESTED BY...AMY LANCASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090729.MIDDL.01/BYZ