FNUS75 KBYZ 261555
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BULL PARK...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
955 AM MDT FRI AUG 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0923 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN TODAY NEAR THE FIRE SITE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG ERRATIC WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE MAIN
THREAT FROM THESE STORMS...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING FROM 4 PM TO 9
PM. LOCALIZED RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
OTHERWISE EXPECT WINDS TO BE SLOPE DRIVEN FOR MUCH OF THE DAY...
WITH GUSTIER SOUTHWEST WINDS ON THE RIDGETOPS...AND MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2 PM. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS
                    TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE VARYING BETWEEN
                    WEST AND NORTH 6-12 MPH BY NOON. GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. ERRATIC WIND
                    GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-15 MPH. EVENING GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH TURNING WEST. EVENING GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING WEST
                    TO NORTH 6-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10-20 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...CZABAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110826.BULLP.01/BYZ