FNUS75 KBYZ 231112
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY HEAD...BILLINGS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
512 AM MDT TUE AUG 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2016 MDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS
AT 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON WITH THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE. NO PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR WITH THE FRONT. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE 65 TO 70 DEGREES WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 25 TO 30 PERCENT.
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE FIRE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. MOISTURE
MOVING NORTH OVER THE PRYOR MOUNTAINS WILL BRING A POSSIBLE SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM TO THE FIRE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S TONIGHT AND 25 TO 30 PERCENT ON WEDNESDAY.
WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT AND WILL BECOME
NORTH. EXPECT SOUTH WINDS AT 5 TO 15 MPH ON WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTY WINDS
ACCOMPANYING ANY THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE
65 TO 70 DEGREES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...ARTHUR
REQUESTED BY...DREW BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110822.DRYHE.02/BYZ