FNUS75 KBYZ 122251
FWSBYZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1705 MDT ON JULY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP NEAR THE SITE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING FROM THESE
STORMS. A FEW STRONGER STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE WITH
LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE IN
COVERAGE TO ISOLATED OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME POSSIBLY SEVERE...WILL DEVELOP
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. BRS

.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.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 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.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS
                    MAY BE SEVERE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BORSUM/SCHUKNECHT
REQUESTED BY...JAMES HARBUZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110712.BENCH.02/BYZ