FNUS75 KBYZ 031856
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BULL...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1256 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1222 MDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE FIRE SITE BY 2 PM
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE THREAT OF STORMS CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND
SUNSET. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE
EXPECTED AGAIN ON THURSDAY. OTHERWISE LOOK FOR TYPICAL SLOPE AND
VALLEY WINDS TO PERSIST THROUGH TOMORROW...WITH GOOD RH RECOVERY
AGAIN TONIGHT. JKL

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AFTERNOON
                    2 PM.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH BY SUNSET. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS SHERIDAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110803.BULL_.01/BYZ