FNUS75 KBYZ 201330
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOSS...BIA, CROW AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
730 AM MDT SAT AUG 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0706 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TODAY AND SUNDAY
WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING OVER THE BURN AREA.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S THIS
AFTERNOON...AND FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL
BE LIGHT OUT OF THE EAST TODAY...BUT WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE
SOUTHWEST ON SUNDAY WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH EXPECTED IN THE
AFTERNOON. ISOLATED HIGH BASE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING WITH LITTLE RAINFALL AND
STRONG WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE. CHAMBERS

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...BRYCE ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110820.HOSS_.01/BYZ