FNUS75 KBYZ 081526
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR O PEACHY...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
926 AM MDT FRI JUN 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0855 MDT ON JUNE 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS AT THE FIRE SITE TODAY WITH A
PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WIND. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON AND PEAK AFTER 6 PM...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH EXPECTED ON
THE RIDGES AND EXPOSED SLOPES. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A DRAMATIC
SHIFT TO NORTHWEST WINDS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...BEGINNING DURING THE EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED HIGH CLOUD.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10-20 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST 15-25. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WIND SHIFT TO
                    THE NORTHWEST AFTER 3 AM.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 20-30 MPH. EVENING GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
                    WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER 3 AM.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH. MORNING GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20-30 MPH. MORNING GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...TASHA TAYLOR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120608.OPEAC.01/BYZ