FNUS75 KBYZ 262129
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MT MAURICE...BILLINGS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
329 PM MDT FRI AUG 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1501 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE BEARTOOTH
MOUNTAINS THROUGH AROUND 10 PM. STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND 40 MPH WIND GUSTS...AND AS A
RESULT...WINDS AT THE FIRE SITE WILL LIKELY BE QUITE VARIABLE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL REMAIN
SLOPE DRIVEN THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY...WITH GUSTIER
SOUTHWEST WINDS ON THE RIDGETOPS. AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE
EXPECTED AGAIN ON SATURDAY. JKL

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TO 40
                    MPH POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH. WINDS WILL LIKELY BE
                    QUITE VARIABLE DUE TO STORMS IN THE AREA.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...TAPERING
                    OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS
                    TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS THIS EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT. HUMIDITY COULD FALL TO
                    50-60 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE 5-15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AFTER SUNSET.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH BECOMING WEST.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY SUNNY WITH
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE
                    NEAR STORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 5-12 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT UPSLOPE
                    BY LATE MORNING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10-20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...SARAH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110826.MTMAU.01/BYZ