FNUS75 KBYZ 261356
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR IA 351...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
756 AM MDT FRI AUG 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0732 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN TODAY NEAR THE FIRE SITE...
MAINLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG ERRATIC WIND GUSTS
WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS...AND THE BEST CHANCE OF
STRONG WESTERLY OR DOWNSLOPE GUSTS WILL BE THIS EVENING FROM 5 PM
TO 9 PM. LOCALIZED RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
OTHERWISE EXPECT WINDS TO BECOME LIGHT UPSLOPE FOR MUCH OF THE
DAY...WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2 PM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH
                    BY NOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS...
                    ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH. EVENING GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH TURNING WEST. GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH IN THE EVENING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10-20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...GETTINGS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110826.IA351.01/BYZ