FNUS75 KBYZ 111638
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BULL...USFS - BZC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1038 AM MDT THU AUG 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1013 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO CENTRAL MONTANA WILL KEEP AN
UNSETTLED AIRMASS OVER THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. EXPECT SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO FORM BY 1300 BUT DISSIPATE EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL BE INTENSE WITH A CHANCE TO PRODUCE
FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. IT WILL BE
DRIER ON FRIDAY WITH A WARMING TREND AND MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS
EXTENDING INTO THE WEEKEND.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...BORSUM
REQUESTED BY...CRISTI HEANEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110811.BULL_.01/BYZ