FNUS75 KBYZ 141443
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BAY...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
843 AM MDT THU JUN 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0827 MDT ON JUNE 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
IT WILL BE SUNNY AND DRY WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AT THE FIRE
SITE TODAY. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT...BUT THE GREATER CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION WILL BE ON FRIDAY...WHEN SOME STRONGER STORMS ARE
POSSIBLE. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY TO TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST
TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY...WITH A SHIFT BACK TO THE NORTHWEST
EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
                    STRONGEST WINDS IN THE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING
                    CLOUDS WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 5-15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10-20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...KELSEY PLUHAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120614.BAY__.01/BYZ