FNUS75 KBYZ 121647
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BULL...USFS - BZC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1047 AM MDT MON SEP 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1007 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MONSOONAL MOISTURE AND COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BRING ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FIRE SITE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 70S TODAY AND 60S
TUESDAY. MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE ARE
EXPECTED TODAY AND TUESDAY...RECOVERING ABOVE 80 PERCENT EACH
NIGHT...AS MORE MOISTURE MOVES INTO THE AREA. WINDS TODAY WILL
REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT AT 5 TO 10 MPH...FOLLOWING THE NORMAL
DIURNAL PATTERN. WINDS WILL BECOME MORE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY AT
10 TO 15 MPH BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MORE SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.


.TODAY...

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.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........LIGHT WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING MORE NORTHERLY AND INCREASING
                    THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND SHIFTING
                    TO THE WEST OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GILSTAD/BORSUM
REQUESTED BY...CRISTI HEANEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110912.BULL_.01/BYZ