FNUS75 KBYZ 172345
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR CRANE FIRE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
545 PM MDT TUE AUG 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1727 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT SCATTERED CUMULUS CLOUDS AND LIGHT WINDS AT THE FIRE SITE
THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE CURRENTLY VARIABLE BUT SHOULD BECOME
NORTHEASTERLY BY SUNSET. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE SOUTH OR
SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT. EARLY EVENING HUMIDITIES WILL BE NEAR 20
PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED CUMULUS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CLEARING OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH
                    BETWEEN 7 AND 9 PM...THEN SWITCHING TO SOUTH
                    TO SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH BECOMING EAST TO
                    NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...JESSICA JIMISON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100817.BEARC.01/BYZ