FNUS75 KBYZ 061220
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE PEOPLE...CROW AGENCY BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
620 AM MDT SUN SEP 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0601 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER VERY WARM AND LOW HUMIDITY DAY IS EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS
WILL BE STIFF...WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL BE PRIMARILY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST..,BUT COULD EDGE WESTERLY
FROM TIME TO TIME. THERE WILL BE QUITE A FEW CLOUDS AROUND...BUT
THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE STORMS WILL LIKELY NOT PRODUCE MUCH RAINFALL AND
CONTAIN WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE
FIRE SITE BY MID TO LATE EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL SWITCH WINDS TO
THE NORTHWEST AND BE GUSTY WHEN IT COMES THROUGH. A RED FLAG
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ALL THIS.
MONDAY WILL BE COOLER WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. WINDS WILL BE FROM
THE NORTH. HUMPHREY


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY
                    WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 24
    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
    THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
    GUSTY WINDS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH IN THE EARLY
    EVENING SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY LATE
    EVENING. WINDS THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT.
    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
    THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...HUMPHREY
REQUESTED BY...DALE GLENMORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090906.LITTL.01/BYZ