FNUS75 KBYZ 211951
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLER CREEK RX...MILES CITY DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
151 PM MDT SUN AUG 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1345 MDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

OVERALL...LITTLE CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST EXCEPT TO BUMP
TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES A DEGREE OR TWO HIGHER FOR THIS
AFTERNOON. STILL EXPECTING HUMIDITIES TO DROP INTO THE UPPER
TEENS TO LOWER 20S BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK DISTURBANCE
MOVING OVER SOUTHWEST MONTANA AND NORTHWEST WYOMING WILL STILL
BRING A THUNDERSTORM CHANCE TO THE FIRE SITE LATE THIS EVENING.
LITTLE RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM AS GUSTY ERRATIC
WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-97.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY
                    PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15...BECOMING SOUTHWEST TOWARD
                    DAYBREAK.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-97.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOOLEY
REQUESTED BY...KELLY ACREE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110821.MILLE.02/BYZ