FNUS75 KBYZ 261533
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPECULATOR...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
933 AM MDT FRI AUG 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0911 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AROUND THE FIRE SITE AFTER NOON.
THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM. LOCALIZED RAINFALL IS
ALSO POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE THE WINDS SHOULD BE SLOPE AND VALLEY
DRIVEN AND GENERALLY SOUTHERLY TODAY...WITH GUSTIER SOUTHWEST
WINDS ON THE RIDGETOPS. EXPECT HUMIDITIES TO DROP INTO THE 20S
TODAY WITH A FAIR RH RECOVERY TONIGHT. MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
ANTICIPATED FOR SATURDAY. JKL

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. ERRATIC WIND
                    GUSTS TO 40 MPH EXPECTED NEAR STORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTH 6-12 MPH
                    BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH. AFTERNOON 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 EXPECTED NEAR STORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22
                    MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED NEAR STORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT MORNING WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6-12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10-20 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...TRISTA BABCOCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110826.SPECU.01/BYZ