FNUS75 KBYZ 221432
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHULTZ...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
832 AM MDT SUN AUG 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0808 MDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR LOW
HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND
INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE FIRE WILL GIVE WAY TO A COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT EAST WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
BECOME NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH BY LATE MORNING BEFORE TURNING EAST
5 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL BE HOT AGAIN WITH TEMPERATURES
APPROACHING 100 DEGREES. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE VERY LOW FROM
11 TO 16 PERCENT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE FIRE TONIGHT
PRODUCING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL RECOVER TO THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH...AND WILL BECOME
NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH LATE. MONDAY WILL BE WINDY AND MUCH COOLER BEHIND
THE FRONT...WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS WILL BE
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL BE HIGHER IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-100.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING...
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH BY LATE MORNING
                    ...THEN TURNING EAST 5 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 30 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST 10 TO
                    20 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...ARTHUR
REQUESTED BY...KATERINA MORICI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100822.SCHUL.01/BYZ