FNUS75 KBYZ 012102 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR HOME CREEK...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 302 PM MDT TUE SEP 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1451 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE NOW EXITED THE FIRE SITE AND MOVED OFF TO THE EAST. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 20 MPH WILL ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BRINGING WARMER TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................30 PERCENT. LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL. MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. RIDGETOP...........NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SOLUM REQUESTED BY...ASHLEY HANKINS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090901.HOMEC.01/BYZ