FNUS75 KBYZ 061205
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR O PEACHY...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
605 AM MDT WED JUN 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0548 MDT ON JUNE 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE BETWEEN 0700 MDT AND 0800 MDT
BRINGING A WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME NORTH AT 5 TO 15 MPH. WHILE IT
WILL BE MUCH COOLER THAN YESTERDAY...HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE UPPER
TEENS TO MID 20S. LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH NORTH TOWARD THE FIRE TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY BRINGING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. COOL WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE ON THURSDAY WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES. WINDS WILL BE NORTHEAST
5 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    WEST BETWEEN 0700 AND 0800 MDT. WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................28 PERCENT.
LAL.................4...16 TO 25 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...ARTHUR
REQUESTED BY...JAY MCALLISTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120606.OPEAC.01/BYZ