FNUS75 KBYZ 271806
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOSS...BIA CROW FIRE & AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1206 PM MDT SAT AUG 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1142 MDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE AREA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BRINGING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
AREA. THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY STORMS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE WET. WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
BE OVER THE FIRE SITE THIS AFTERNOON WITH RH'S LOWERING TO THE
MID TO UPPER TEENS. MODERATE RH RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.
COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TOMORROW WITH RH'S ONLY FALLING INTO
THE UPPER 20 PERCENT RANGE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN
ON SUNDAY AS A STRONGER DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH. WINDS TODAY
WILL BE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER CANYON WINDS
EXPECTED.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY
                    WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY
                    PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME
                    THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...BRYCE ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110827.HOSS_.01/BYZ