FNUS75 KBYZ 060456
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PAWNEE...NORTHERN CHEYENNE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1056 PM MDT SAT SEP 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2241 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED THROUGH THE FIRE SITE HAVE DRIFTED
NORTH AND DISSIPATED. NOT EXPECTING MUCH MORE ACTIVITY THE REST
OF THE NIGHT...BUT CAN NOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
THROUGH ABOUT 2 AM MDT. THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS DECREASES AS
THE NIGHT WEARS ON. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH TONIGHT
AND EARLY SUNDAY. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST DURING
THE AFTERNOON. SOME GUSTS TO 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TOO. A STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE FIRE SITE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND
SWITCH WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH AS THE FRONT MOVES
THROUGH. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL CONTAIN STRONG
AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MONDAY SHOULD BE COOLER WITH WINDS
TURNING NORTHEAST. HUMPHREY

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN
                    THE EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS DECREASING THROUGH
    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
                    EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 30 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME
                    THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................7 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
    TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HUMPHREY
REQUESTED BY...TRACY SPANG  IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090905.PAWNE.01/BYZ