FNUS75 KBYZ 071645
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BULL FIRE...USFS- GALLATIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1045 AM MDT SUN AUG 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1022 MDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOOK FOR THE USUAL SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
TO DEVELOP OVER THE FIRE SITE BY AROUND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING BY 11 PM. LOOK
FOR TEMPS TO BE A LITTLE COOLER MONDAY AND RH READINGS A BIT
HIGHER.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................21 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................17 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...GREG JUVAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110807.BULLF.01/BYZ