FNUS75 KBYZ 061638
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BULL...USFS - BZC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1038 AM MDT THU OCT 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1006 MDT ON OCTOBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...AFTERNOON/EVENING COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH

A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE FIRE SITE THIS EVENING...BRINGING
MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND GOOD CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS TODAY
AND FRIDAY. SHOWER COVERAGE WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING IN ADVANCE
OF THE FRONT...AND SHOULD BE MOVING OVER THE FIRE SITE NOW.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON
JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE NORMAL DIURNAL
PATTERN TO START THE DAY BECOMING NORTH AND INCREASING THIS
EVENING WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 35
MPH AT RIDGETOP. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH
FRIDAY...TURNING MORE WESTERLY BY FRIDAY. COOL AND SEASONAL TEMPS
WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. GILSTAD

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................62 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................61 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GILSTAD/TESAR
REQUESTED BY...CRISTI HEANEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111006.BULL_.01/BYZ