FNUS75 KBYZ 300712
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CANYON CREEK FIRE...DNRC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
112 AM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0042 MDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...LOW HUMIDITIES TODAY...

...COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

...INCREASING CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THE REST OF THE NIGHT AND TURN SOUTHWEST
TOWARD MORNING AS DRAINAGE WINDS TAKE OVER. TUESDAY WILL BE A
DRIER DAY AS HUMIDITIES FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS IN THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE A BIT OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST WITH
SOME ERRATIC GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT THEY SHOULD NOT BE
TERRIBLY STRONG. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT BUT COVERAGE WILL BE MUCH LESS THAN
MONDAY. WEDNESDAY WILL LIKELY BE A LITTLE BREEZIER AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND TURN WINDS NORTH. WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE GUSTY
BEHIND THE FRONT. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THURSDAY WILL BE
MUCH COOLER. TWH

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH TURNING SOUTHWEST BY
                    MORNING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 12 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HUMPHREY
REQUESTED BY...YEAGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110830.CANYO.01/BYZ