FNUS75 KBYZ 292007
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FLAMING ARROW...GALLATIN COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
207 PM MDT TUE SEP 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1342 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BREAK DOWN
THROUGH THE DAY AND TONIGHT ALLOWING GUSTY WINDS UP TO 20 MPH TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM MAY BE
POSSIBLE OVER THE FIRE SITE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING
AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. THE COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OVER THE FIRE SITE BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT...BRINGING A STRONG WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST.
THE FRONT WILL ALSO BRING A GOOD CHANCE FOR WETTING RAINS ALONG
WITH MUCH COOLER WEATHER FOR WEDNESDAY.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN NUMEROUS
                    RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SOLUM
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK LONERGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090929.FLAMI.01/BYZ