FNUS75 KBYZ 121434
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BENCH STEWARDSHIP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
834 AM MDT TUE JUL 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON JULY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY MID-AFTERNOON. SOME OF
THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...STRONG
WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THUNDERSTORM
COVERAGE WILL DIMINISH TO ISOLATED OVERNIGHT. SOUTHERLY SURFACE
WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. BRS

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY
                    BE SEVERE IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BORSUM/SCHUKNECHT
REQUESTED BY...WY-BHF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110712.BENCH.01/BYZ