FNUS75 KBYZ 230308
FWSBYZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2053 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...
...HOT AND DRY WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ON TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A FEW WEAK SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE FIRE SITE
UNTIL AROUND 4 AM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT ERRATIC WINDS NEAR
ANY SHOWER ACTIVITY...AND HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE POOR.
LOOK FOR A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE AROUND 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING...WITH
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING BEHIND THIS FRONT. WIND GUSTS OF
25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM MID MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
ALONG WITH THE WIND...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON
TUESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED WEAK SHOWERS OR
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 4 AM. SOME STORMS MAY
                    PRODUCE ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 5-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 6-14 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    FROM MID MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...GLORIA GUNTHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110822.SANDO.01/BYZ