FNUS75 KBYZ 172001
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SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE TONGUE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
201 PM MDT THU MAY 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1337 MDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL APPROACH THE FIRE AROUND 1600 PRODUCING GUSTY
WINDS BUT LITTLE RAINFALL. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL REACH THE SITE IN THE EARLY EVENING WITH A BIT BETTER CHANCE
FOR SOME MOISTURE. A WEAK FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE FIRE AREA
TONIGHT BRINGING A SWITCH TO WESTERLY WINDS. EXPECT COOLER WEATHER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSES THROUGH THE
REGION. ADDITIONAL SHOWER ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT BEFORE DRYING ARRIVES ON SATURDAY. BORSUM

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
                    SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED
                    RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY
                    PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................23 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................29 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BORSUM
REQUESTED BY...CATHY HUTTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120517.LITTL.01/BYZ