FNUS75 KBYZ 041732
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNDAY...BIA CROW FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1132 AM MDT TUE AUG 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1217 MDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE SITE THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
BY MID AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.
TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS
OBSERVED MONDAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.


.TODAY...

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.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

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.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING EAST 5 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SOLUM
REQUESTED BY...DALE GLENMORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090804.SUNDA.01/BYZ