FNUS75 KBYZ 021302
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRONCO...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
702 AM MDT WED SEP 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0647 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR OVER THE FIRE THIS
MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA.
OTHERWISE...WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL OVER THE FIRE THROUGH
THURSDAY DUE TO A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE. EXPECT ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES EACH DAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE
MID 20S TO LOWER 30S TODAY AND IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S
THURSDAY. WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME
NORTH DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/
DOWN VALLEY TONIGHT. ON THURSDAY...THE LIGHT WINDS WILL BECOME
SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE MORNING.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    NORTH DURING THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY...
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ARTHUR
REQUESTED BY...TASHA TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090902.BRONC.01/BYZ