FNUS75 KBYZ 191434
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLER CREEK RX...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
834 AM MDT MON SEP 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...

SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY ACROSS THE FIRE SITE TODAY. LOOK FOR
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH MIDDAY AT 5 TO 15 MPH. WINDS
WILL TURN TO THE WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. A
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON TURING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
COMMON. THE FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. THE BEST CHANCE
OF WETTING RAINS WILL BE BETWEEN 5 PM AND 8 PM THIS EVENING.
NORTHWEST WINDS DECREASE OVERNIGHT BUT REMAIN BRISK AT TIMES
INTO TUESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................19 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...TASHA TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110919.MILLE.01/BYZ