FNUS75 KBYZ 062044
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE PEOPLE...MT-CRA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
244 PM MDT SUN SEP 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1420 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...

THUNDERSTORMS TRYING TO DEVELOP OVER THE PRYOR MOUNTAINS
NOW...WITH ANOTHER CELL NEAR POWELL MOVING TOWARD THE FIRE AREA
THAT COULD ARRIVE AROUND 330 PM IF IT HOLDS TOGETHER. WIND GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH ANY STORMS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING. COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE FIRE
AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT. THIS TIMING COULD BE EARLIER IF
THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOWS GIVE IT A PUSH...WHICH IS A GOOD
POSSIBILITY.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY
EVENING AHEAD OF THE FRONT...ESPECIALLY AT RIDGETOP ELEVATION.
WINDS WILL SHIFT RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHWEST AS THE FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE AREA. RH VALUES WILL REMAIN LOW UNTIL AN HOUR OR TWO
AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL
INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY SUNRISE MONDAY...WITH BETTER CHANCES
LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT.

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FIRE
AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. CHAMBERS

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS
                    UP TO 50 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UP SLOPE/VALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY
                    PRODUCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND
                    MIDNIGHT.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...DALE GLENMORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090906.LITTL.02/BYZ