FNUS75 KBYZ 171107
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST SIDE 2...NORTHERN CHEYENNE AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
507 AM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0214 MDT ON JUNE 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE
FIRE SITE TODAY. LOOK FOR WEST WINDS TO PICK UP BY MIDDAY AND
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON REACHING 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
MPH AT TIMES. WINDS WILL BECOME MORE NORTHWESTERLY AFTER 4 PM
WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER WITH
SOME THUNDER. IT IS LIKELY THAT HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP INTO
THE UPPER TEENS BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. LIGHTER WINDS ARE
EXPECTED AFTER SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A LATE DAY SHOWER.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EARLY...THEN WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH
                    BY MID MORNING...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDER IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...LEE OLDBEAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120617.WESTS.01/BYZ