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SPOT FORECAST FOR BAY...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
856 AM MDT WED JUN 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0840 MDT ON JUNE 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE AND WIND SHIFT TO GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS BETWEEN 930 AND 1030 AM THIS MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL THEN PREVAIL THROUGH THE DAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY
IMPACT THE FIRE SITE THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION HOLDING OFF UNTIL AFTER 6 PM. WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL REMAIN SOMEWHAT GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO
THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 PM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE SHIFTING NORTHWEST BETWEEN
                    930-1030 AM. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15-25 MPH WILL
                    PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY. GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    EXPECTED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ITSELF.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH DURING THE
                    LATE MORNING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...THEN CLEARING LATE.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY DURING THE
                    EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH DECREASING TO 5-15 MPH
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH DECREASING TO 10-15 MPH
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...KELSEY PLUHAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120613.BAY__.01/BYZ