FNUS75 KBYZ 250109
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
709 PM MDT WED AUG 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1831 MDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY DISSIPATING OVER THE BILLINGS AREA WILL
PRODUCE ERRATIC WINDS AT THE SITE THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST
WINDS...ESPECIALLY AT RIDGETOPS...WILL INCREASE IN STRENGTH LATE
TONIGHT. STRONG RIDGETOP WINDS WILL LIKELY ENHANCE FIRE BEHAVIOR.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY DAWN. TOMORROW WILL BE HOT WITH VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SITE EARLY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COLD FRONT. EXPECT ERRATIC
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH FROM THESE STORMS. BRS

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-98.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY/ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MEIER/SCHUKNECHT
REQUESTED BY...KELLY ACREE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110824.MILL_.01/BYZ