FNUS75 KBYZ 230554
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE...BILLINGS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1154 PM MDT MON AUG 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2321 MDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORM THAT DEVELOPS. EXPECT POOR RELATIVE
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS OVERNIGHT
WILL BECOME NORTHWEST TUESDAY MORNING BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND
BECOME STRONG WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS AGAIN TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REACH CRITICAL LEVELS
TUESDAY. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH QUICKLY DURING THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY WILL BE WARM AND DRY BUT WINDS WILL BE
MUCH LIGHTER THAN TUESDAY. STC/ARTHUR

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
                    SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY
                    WINDS IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...ARTHUR/CAMPBELL
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL M  SELEB
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110822.LITTL.01/BYZ