FNUS75 KBYZ 072159
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BASCOMB ROAD...MT DNRC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
359 PM MDT THU JUN 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1535 MDT ON JUNE 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...STRONG COLD FRONT FRIDAY EVENING WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN STRONG RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT. FRIDAY WILL BE WARMER WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AROUND 20 PERCENT. WINDS WILL START OFF SOUTHEAST
FRIDAY MORNING...TURNING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASING
WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH LATE AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE FIRE AREA BETWEEN 6 AND 9 PM FRIDAY EVENING.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG BEHIND THE FRONT FRIDAY EVENING
WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AFTER 3 PM...WITH
INCREASING COVERAGE AND WETTING RAIN CHANCES AS THE FRONT MOVES
THROUGH IN THE EVENING. CHAMBERS

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH...GUSTS TO 15 MPH UNTIL
                    8 PM.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 PM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH
                    8 TO 12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    AFTER 2 PM.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER
                    2 PM.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
51 TO 56. HIGHS 71 TO 81. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 44 TO 49. HIGHS 62 TO 67. WEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS 45 TO 50. HIGHS 62 TO 67.
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS 48 TO 53. HIGHS 67 TO 72.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...S STANHOPE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120607.BASCO.01/BYZ