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SPOT FORECAST FOR TUB...MILES CITY BLM DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
830 PM MDT THU AUG 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2016 MDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE SKY WILL REMAIN PARTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT WITH A FEW ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE
WET AND ERRATIC WINDS CAN BE ANTICIPATED WITH STORMS.
THUNDERSTORMS ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS A STRONG
DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE FIRE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE
SEVERE WITH STRONG WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN THE
PRIMARY THREATS. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL COOL INTO THE 60S WITH
LOW 90S EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON. RH'S WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE
30 PERCENT RANGE TOMORROW AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE EASTERLY
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................48 PERCENT.
LAL.................5...MORE THAN 25 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...TASHA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110804.TUB__.01/BYZ