FNUS75 KBYZ 241846
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WATER HOLE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1246 PM MDT WED AUG 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1215 MDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH A SOUTHEASTERLY WIND THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. THESE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH
GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH ON THE RIDGE TOPS THIS EVENING...THEN SHIFT TO
THE WEST AND DECREASE OVERNIGHT. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS OR WEAK
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE FIRE SITE THIS EVENING. A
BETTER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS IS IN
STORE FOR LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST 7-15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED WEAK SHOWERS OR
                    THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................NEAR 0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST INCREASING TO 10-20 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SHIFTING WEST 5-10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING WEST 10-15 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
                    GUSTY WINDS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST TO NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...BGIERSDORF FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110824.WATER.01/BYZ