FNUS75 KBYZ 080145
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASH MOUNTAIN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
745 PM MDT MON SEP 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1915 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THIS EVENING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT AND BECOME MORE SCATTERED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. AN
ISOLATED RAIN SHOWER WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND DAWN AND CONTINUE TO TURN TO
THE WEST BY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES FOR TUESDAY WILL REMAIN MILD
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 30 PERCENT.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
CWR.................26 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING WEST
                    14 TO 18 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS/SCHUKNECHT
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW CUNNINGHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090907.ASHMO.01/BYZ