FNUS75 KBYZ 070324
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SPOT FORECAST FOR PASTURE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
924 PM MDT SUN SEP 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2108 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW BOUNDARY APPROACHING THE FIRE AREA AT THIS
TIME. EXPECT A WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST WITH THIS. THUNDERSTORM
LINE A BIT FURTHER WEST WILL MOVE INTO THE FIRE AREA AROUND
1030-11 PM IF IT HOLDS TOGETHER. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40
MPH WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. GENERAL WINDS WILL REMAIN
SOUTHWEST AND FAIRLY LIGHT UNTIL COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AROUND
3 AM. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AND REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH
SUNRISE BEHIND THE FRONT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL NOT
INCREASE MUCH UNTIL AFTER THE FRONT PASSES. TOMORROW WILL BE MUCH
COOLER WITH RH VALUES IN THE 30S. WINDS WILL BE NORTH TO NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE DAY. CHAMBERS

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH AROUND 3 AM. GUSTY ERRATIC
                    WINDS NEAR NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 8 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20
                    AROUND 3 AM.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW CUNNINGHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090906.PASTU.01/BYZ