FNUS75 KBYZ 171529
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLER CREEK RX...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
929 AM MDT SAT SEP 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY. GUSTY WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY
AFTERNOON WITH THE ONSET OF THE PRECIPITATION.  THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF A
LIGHTNING STRIKE IN AND AROUND THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SUNDAY...PRECIPITATION CHANCES DIMINISH AS THE REGION WILL BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF MUCH WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS.  EXPECTING RIDGE TOP WINDS TO BE OUT OF THE
WEST AT 15-25 MPH AND SLOPE WINDS TO BE OUT OF THE WEST AT 5-15 MPH AT THE TIME OF IGNITION.
WINDS WILL LIKELY SHIFT TO SOUTHWESTERLY BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................24 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SINGER
REQUESTED BY...JACALYNN PARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110918.MILLE.01/BYZ