FNUS75 KBYZ 251405
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAN...B.I.A. CROWFORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
805 AM MDT THU AUG 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0750 MDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
LOOK FOR INCREASING CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE FIRE SITE
THROUGH THE DAY...BEGINNING AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING. A WIND
SHIFT TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING...BUT WINDS WILL
LIKELY BE VARIABLE AND GUSTY DUE TO THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN
THE AREA...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HUMIDITIES WILL
STAY IN THE TEENS TODAY...BUT A BETTER RH RECOVERY IS ANTICIPATED
TONIGHT. JKL


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
                    GUSTY WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTH BY NOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH SHIFTING NORTHWEST TO NORTH
                    10-20 MPH BY LATE MORNING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY
                    PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5-15 MPH BECOMING EAST 5-10 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH BECOMING EAST OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST 6-12 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10-20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...RANDY POT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110825.DAN__.02/BYZ