FNUS75 KBYZ 251701
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1101 AM MDT THU AUG 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1037 MDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE FIRE SITE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS OF 11 AM...THE FIRST AREA OF
LIGHT SHOWERS WAS APPROACHING THE FIRE FROM THE WEST. NO LIGHTNING
WAS NOTED...BUT THE CHANCE OF LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. PREVAILING WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY...
BUT WINDS WILL LIKELY BE VARIABLE AND QUITE GUSTY AT TIMES DUE TO
THE SHOWERS AND STORMS IN THE AREA. AS A RESULT OF INCREASED CLOUD
COVER HUMIDITIES WILL BE A BIT HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS DAYS WITH A
MINIMUM IN THE UPPER TEENS TO NEAR 20 PERCENT EXPECTED. FRIDAY
WILL SEE A SHIFT BACK TO EAST WINDS. JKL

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT SOUTHWEST BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH
                    BY NOON. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15 MPH. WINDS WILL
                    BE VARIABLE AT TIMES DUE TO SHOWERS IN THE AREA.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 5-15 MPH BECOMING EAST 3-6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 10-15 MPH BECOMING EAST 5-10 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST 5-15 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 10-20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...JACALYNN PARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110825.MILL_.01/BYZ