FNUS75 KBYZ 141242
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PALMER MOUNTAIN...USFS - BZC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
642 AM MDT WED SEP 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0622 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE FIRE SITE THROUGH
THE DAY. THERE MAY BE A LITTLE THUNDER NEARBY THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL.
SHOWERS SHOULD BE MOSTLY LIGHT BUT MAY PRODUCE SOME BRISK ERRATIC
WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. TEMPS WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER TODAY
WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY. SHOWERS AND CLOUDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT
WITH GOOD RH RECOVERY. EXPECT WARMER AND MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS FOR
THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES BACK OVER THE AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY
                    AND SOME THUNDER POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................27 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDER IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING CLOUDS.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE NORTHEAST WIND EARLY...TURNING UPSLOPE FROM
                    THE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH AROUND MIDDAY.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...CRISTI HEANEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110914.PALME.01/BYZ