FNUS75 KBYZ 081647
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BULL...USFS - BZC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1047 AM MDT THU SEP 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1021 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES WARM AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES LOW FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. NOT MUCH CHANGE TO
WEATHER AT THE FIRE SITE FROM THE PAST FEW DAYS. WILL SEE SLOPE
DOMINANT WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL AFTERNOON WIND GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
ISOLATED LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE TODAY...WITH LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE.
TEMPERATURES TODAY AND FRIDAY WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS. CHAMBERS

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY
                    WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UP SLOPE/VALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...EXPECT ERRATIC STRONG WIND GUSTS NEAR
                    STORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWN SLOPE/VALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING UP SLOPE/VALLEY
                    4 TO 8 MPH AROUND 9 AM. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...CRISTI HEANEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110908.BULL_.01/BYZ