FNUS75 KBYZ 021912
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BULL FIRE...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
112 PM MDT TUE AUG 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1247 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AROUND THE FIRE SITE BY
2 PM THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE THREAT OF STORMS CONTINUING INTO
THIS EVENING. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THESE STORMS THROUGH AROUND SUNSET. THERE IS CHANCE OF STORMS
AGAIN WEDNESDAY BUT TEMPS SHOULD BE A BIT WARMER AND HUMIDITIES
LOWER THAN TODAY. OTHERWISE TYPICAL SLOPE AND VALLEY WINDS WILL
PREVAIL OVER THE NEXT 2 DAYS. JKL

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER 2 PM.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...
                    MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...KAYLA LEMIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110802.BULLF.01/BYZ