FNUS75 KBYZ 312130
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIDGER RESCUE...GCSAR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
330 PM MDT MON AUG 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1530 MDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THROUGH 10 PM THIS
EVENING...DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. CEILINGS WILL BE BETWEEN 10 AND
12KFT MSL THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...LOWERING TO
AROUND 7KFT MSL NEAR ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. MVFR
VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED IN PRECIPITATION. THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING. CLOUD COVER SHOULD
SCATTER OUT AROUND 3 AM. WINDS WILL BE EASTERLY THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT...WITH SPEEDS NEAR MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 MPH.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TO
                    35 MPH NEAR STORMS.
RIDGETOP WINDS......SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY LATE TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THROUGH 10 PM...DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-92 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WINDS......WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...DON GODWARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090831.BRIDG.01/BYZ