FNUS75 KBYZ 181453
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR STRANGER...NORTHERN CHEYENNE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
853 AM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0829 MDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARMER TEMPS AND GUSTY WEST CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE SITE
TODAY. CLOUD COVER WILL BE MIXED SUN AND CLOUDS. THERE IS JUST
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM.
TONIGHT...THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT. A FRONTAL PASSAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT
WILL TURN WESTERLY WINDS SHARPLY TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST AT
15 TO 25 MPH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WARMING AND DRYING TREND
IS THEN EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. BT

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON
                    SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    OR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. THEN ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................24 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH EARLY. TURNING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    10 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGETOP............WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...LELAND BLACK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090818.STRAN.01/BYZ