FNUS75 KBYZ 212308
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHULTZ...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
508 PM MDT SAT AUG 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1646 MDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WINDS WILL REMAIN UP SLOPE AT THE FIRE SITE THROUGH MID
EVENING...THEN BECOME DOWN SLOPE FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT. WINDS
AT RIDGE TOP ELEVATION WILL REMAIN SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 20
MPH AND GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW AFTERNOON. EXPECT
POOR RH RECOVERY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME UP SLOPE MID MORNING
AND WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE AREA. ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE SUNDAY WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS IN THE VICINITY OF STORMS.
TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY PROFILES ON SUNDAY WILL BE
SIMILAR TO SATURDAY. STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FIRE
AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT. CHAMBERS

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....96-100.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UP SLOPE 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWN SLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 15TO 25 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    3 PM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....96-100.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UP SLOPE 5 TO 10 MPH BY MID MORNING. WINDS
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...KATERINA MORICI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100821.SCHUL.01/BYZ