FNUS75 KBYZ 161639
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PALMER MOUNTAIN...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1039 AM MDT FRI SEP 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1012 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
IMPACT THE FIRE SITE TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AS A WEATHER
DISTURBANCE CONTINUES ACROSS THE DISTRICT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
MUCH COOLER...WITH HIGHER RH VALUES BOTH TODAY AND SATURDAY...AS
UNSETTLED WEATHER CONTINUES. WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHWEST THIS
MORNING AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH...DROPPING OFF TO 5 TO 15
MPH OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL TURN MORE WEST SATURDAY...AND INCREASE
TO 10 TO 20 MPH. WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE ON TAP FOR NEXT
WEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE
REGION.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................33 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................28 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ARTHUR/GILSTAD
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS SHERIDAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110916.PALME.01/BYZ