FNUS75 KBYZ 301502
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED SPRINGS...WY-BHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
902 AM MDT MON AUG 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0842 MDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM LIFTING OUT OF THE SOUTH WILL BRING SHOWERS
TO THE FIRE SITE FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EVENING. SOME OF
THE RAIN COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY...AND THERE IS A VERY GOOD
CHANCE OF ANOTHER WETTING RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE WEST LATER TODAY...WITH
GUSTS TO 30 MPH ON THE EXPOSED SLOPES AND RIDGES. SHOWER ACTIVITY
WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT...AND CONDITIONS WILL BE DRIER ON
TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    TO WEST 10-20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH AFTER 3 PM.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15-25 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 5-15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10-20 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...CONNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100830.REDSP.01/BYZ