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SPOT FORECAST FOR SWEET MEDICINE 2...NORTHERN CHEYENNE AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
656 AM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1910 MDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED
TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING TO 10 TO 20 MPH
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH. ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS MORNING
WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS THIS AFTERNOON WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF
WETTING RAIN BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS
POSSIBLE TODAY. EXPECT LESS SHOWER ACTIVITY LATE TONIGHT WITH RH
RECOVERIES ABOVE 80 PERCENT. WEDNESDAY WILL SEE LESS SHOWER
ACTIVITY BUT STILL GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 35 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...LEE OLD BEAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120521.SWEET.02/BYZ