FNUS75 KBYZ 052050
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIM ROCK FIRE...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
250 PM MDT WED AUG 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1437 MDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR OVER THE FIRE SITE THROUGH MUCH OF
THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY
LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE
WITH LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREATS. THE
THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE SITE
ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS WELL. TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS WILL BE MAINLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME
                    THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING
                    WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...SOLUM
REQUESTED BY...ASHLEY HANKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090805.RIMRO.01/BYZ