FNUS75 KBYZ 270202
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
802 PM MDT FRI AUG 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1942 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF LIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE WEST WILL REACH
THE FIRE SITE BETWEEN 930 AND 10 PM MDT. THESE STORMS WILL BRING A
WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. THE STRONGER
GUSTS WILL LAST LESS THAN AN HOUR...WITH MUCH LIGHTER WINDS
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE AHEAD OF THIS WIND SHIFT.

OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES AND SOME BRIEF LIGHT PRECIPITATION
CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED AS THE STORMS REACH THE FIRE SITE. THE CHANCE
OF LIGHT SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. IT WILL
BE CONTINUED HOT AND A BIT DRIER ON SATURDAY WITH WINDS BECOMING
NORTHWESTERLY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 9 PM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    SHIFTING WEST LATER THIS EVENING...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    SHIFTING WEST LATER THIS EVENING...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 5-15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...KELLY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110826.MILL_.02/BYZ