FNUS75 KBYZ 221556
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLER CREEK RX...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
956 AM MDT MON AUG 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 MDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...HOT AGAIN TODAY WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS...
...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT...COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT...

IT WILL BE HOT AT THE BURN SITE TODAY WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY
FALLING INTO THE MID TEENS. PRESSURE GRADIENTS ARE WEAK OVER
EASTERN MONTANA BUT EXPECT WINDS TO BECOME GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON AS
STRONGER WINDS ALOFT MIX DOWN BETWEEN 1400 AND 1800. AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE MARGINAL. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN
SITE SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK TUESDAY. EXPECT STRONGER NORTHWEST
WINDS ON TUESDAY BUT HIGHER HUMIDITY. BORSUM

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-99.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    OVERNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY
                    WINDS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 16 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BORSUM
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL M  SELEB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110822.MILLE.01/BYZ