FNUS75 KBYZ 151032
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOSS FIRE...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
432 AM MDT MON AUG 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0412 MDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THE SITE THIS MORNING. A COLD
FRONT WILL IMPACT THE SITE AROUND 300 PM. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT. WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS. DRY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT
AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL BE COOLER ON
TUESDAY WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. BRS

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    WEST 5 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS/SCHUKNECHT
REQUESTED BY...DARREN PLAINBULL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110815.HOSSF.01/BYZ