FNUS75 KBYZ 311539
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR COAL...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
939 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0921 MDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
AFTER SOME CLOUD COVER WITH AN ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWER POSSIBLE
DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS...EXPECT HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH
INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS AT THE FIRE SITE THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGES AFTER 3
PM...AS TEMPS RISE INTO THE 90S AND HUMIDITY DROPS INTO THE TEENS.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THIS EVENING BRINGING A
SHIFT TO NORTHWEST WINDS. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY FOR A
SHORT TIME WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO REACH
THE FIRE BETWEEN 7 AND 9 PM THIS EVENING. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT
RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPECT MUCH
COOLER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS FOR THURSDAY. JKL

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN ISOLATED AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORMS. SOME SHOWERS/STORMS MAY PRODUCE
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-97.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH THIS MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH INCREASING TO 15-25
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
                    STRONGEST GUSTS AFTER 3 PM.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    SHIFTING NORTHWEST BETWEEN 7-9 PM. GUSTS TO 40 MPH
                    FOR 1-2 HOURS WITH WIND SHIFT.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    SHIFTING NORTHWEST BETWEEN 7-9 PM. GUSTS TO 40 MPH
                    FOR 1-2 HOURS WITH WIND SHIFT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH TO NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...JACALYNN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110831.COAL_.01/BYZ