FNUS75 KBYZ 152149
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG HORN SAR...DES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
349 PM MDT MON AUG 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1525 MDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. TEMPERATURES FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON WILL BE 60 TO 65 DEGREES. WINDS
WILL BE WEST 10 TO 20 MPH AND RIDGETOP WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST 10 TO
20 MPH. WINDS WILL BE WEST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT AND BECOME NORTH LATE.
RIDGETOP WINDS WILL BE WEST 20 TO 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO
THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY AND COOLER WEATHER
TO THE AREA ON TUESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE MID TO UPPER 50S.
WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH AND RIDGETOP WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST
20 TO 35 MPH.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................17 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................23 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTH LATE.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 35 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...ARTHUR
REQUESTED BY...KIMBALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20110815.BIGHO.01/BYZ