FNUS75 KBYZ 312036
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOOTE...NORTHERN CHEYENNE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
236 PM MDT MON AUG 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1416 MDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTHEASTERLY THROUGH MID EVENING...WITH SPEEDS
BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST
EXPECTED AROUND OR AFTER 9 PM THIS EVENING...THOUGH THIS COULD
OCCUR SOONER IF THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS ACCELERATE THE FRONT.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. EXPECT WIND
GUSTS TO 40 MPH NEAR ANY STORMS ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL
AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. EXPECT A GOOD CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO
CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON TUESDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL BE GUSTY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES SHOULD REMAIN IN THE 28 TO 38 PERCENT RANGE. CHAMBERS


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................ZERO.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................37 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO 12 MPH
                    LATE THIS EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING WEST LATE
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...LEE OLD BEAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090831.FOOTE.01/BYZ