FNUS75 KBYZ 071522
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HINT...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
922 AM MDT FRI AUG 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0902 MDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID TO LATE
MORNING BEFORE PARTIAL CLEARING TAKES PLACE AROUND THE FIRE SITE.
A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE REGION WILL THEN PRODUCE
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING
AROUND THE FIRE SITE. A FEW STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LARGE HAIL. THERE IS A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF DAMAGING WINDS AS WELL. RH LEVELS WILL BE RELATIVELY
HIGH ONLY DROPPING INTO THE 40 PERCENT RANGE DURING THE DAY.
RECOVERIES WILL BE GOOD AGAIN TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO TURN
NORTHERLY FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE AFTERNOON. UNSETTLED WEATHER
CONTINUES INTO SATURDAY MORNING...BUT THE THREAT OF SEVERE
WEATHER WILL DIMINISH.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING.
                    PARTIAL CLEARING THIS AFTERNOON WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING. SOME
                    THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...LARGE HAIL
                    AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS.
CWR.................38 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME
                    THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING
                    WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME
                    THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................56 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...KELSEY ANDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090807.HINT_.01/BYZ