FNUS75 KBYZ 021634
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BULL...USFS - BZC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1034 AM MDT SUN OCT 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1014 MDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FETCH OF MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED
CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AT THE FIRE SITE TODAY...WITH SHOWERS
ALREADY DEVELOPING IN THE AREA AS OF 1030 AM. THERE IS A RISK OF A
FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES THIS AFTERNOON...AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS WILL
BE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS. OTHERWISE UPCANYON WINDS WILL PERSIST
AGAIN TODAY. EXPECT RHS TO BE A BIT HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS.
                    ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. ERRATIC WIND
                    GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. CLEARING OVERNIGHT.
                    ERRATIC WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH EARLY...BECOMING NORTH
                    3-7 MPH BY 9 PM.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC WIND
                    GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 3-6 MPH EARLY...BECOMING SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHWEST 7-15 MPH BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS OF
                    20-30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...CRISTI HEANEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111002.BULL_.01/BYZ