FNUS75 KBYZ 081859
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BASCOM ROAD...MT DNRC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1258 PM MDT FRI JUN 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1237 MDT ON JUNE 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON...
...COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING THE RISK OF STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FIRE SITE BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8 PM TODAY. STRONG
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THREATS WITH THESE STORMS...WHICH WILL
TRACK FROM WEST TO EAST. IN ADDITION...A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A
WIND SHIFT TO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR
EARLY THIS EVENING. SHOWERS...COOLER TEMPS AND HIGHER HUMIDITY...
ALONG WITH CONTINUED NORTHWEST WINDS...CAN BE EXPECTED ON
SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 4 PM.
                    SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE AND PRODUCE
                    STRONG ERRATIC WINDS AND/OR LARGE HAIL.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 6-12 MPH. WIND SHIFT TO THE
                    NORTHWEST BETWEEN 4 PM AND 6 PM.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH. WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
                    BETWEEN 4 PM AND 6 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST BY LATE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. SOME
                    THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20-30 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 30 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20-30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...S STANHOPE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120608.BASCO.01/BYZ