FNUS75 KBYZ 081944
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PAGET...MILES CITY BLM DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
144 PM MDT MON AUG 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1320 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WILL BE COOLER WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES.
WINDS WILL BE NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 25 MPH TODAY...THEN
WILL SWITCH TO EAST TONIGHT AT 5 TO 20 MPH AND SOUTHEAST AT 5
TO 20 MPH TUESDAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY BEFORE
DISSIPATING OVERNIGHT. COVERAGE OF STORMS WILL BE GREATEST ON
TUESDAY. STORMS WILL HAVE A BETTER POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MINIMUM
DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL BE BETWEEN 28 AND 38 PERCENT TODAY AND
TUESDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER TO 77 TO 87 PERCENT TONIGHT.
STC/BT

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CAMPBELL/TESAR
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW CUNNINGHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110808.PAGET.01/BYZ