FNUS75 KBYZ 072154 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR DOG...MILES CITY BLM DISPATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 354 PM MDT SUN AUG 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1532 MDT ON AUGUST 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THE BULK OF THE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTH AND EAST OF THE SITE. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SITE AROUND 700 PM. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. MONDAY WILL BE COOLER AND BREEZY WITH DRY CONDITIONS. BRS .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL. MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. CWR.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL. MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...TESAR/SCHUKNECHT REQUESTED BY...TDANIEL M SELEB TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110807.DOG__.01/BYZ