FNUS75 KBYZ 291400
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOSS...B.I.A. CROWFORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
800 AM MDT MON AUG 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0743 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY HAVE A CHANCE TO BE STRONG PRODUCING A LOT OF
LIGHTNING AND DOWNBURST WINDS. AN UNSEASONABLY MOIST AIRMASS IS
IN PLACE OVER THE FIRE WHICH WILL SUPPORT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
AND HUMIDITY SHOULD NOT FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT TODAY. WINDS ON THE
CANYON RIM WILL STAY SOUTHERLY BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY COME
FROM ANY DIRECTION DUE TO THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOWS. TUESDAY WILL SEE
LESS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WITH WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS BUT
WINDS SHOULD BE LIGHT. BORSUM


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME
                    THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................4...16 TO 25 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 CANYON.............UPVALLEY 4 TO 6 MPH.
 CANYON RIM.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 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.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 CANYON.............DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BORSUM
REQUESTED BY...RANDY POT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110829.HOSS_.01/BYZ