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SPOT FORECAST FOR DAHL FIRE...DNRC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
431 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1605 MDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...

A STRONG COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE FIRE SITE. AS
A RESULT...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AT
15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH DURING THE EVENING HOURS.
THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE FROM THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER TONIGHT THAN
LAST NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT 15 DEGREES COOLER
WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES IN THE UPPER TEENS TO
LOWER 20S RANGE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDY IN THE EVENING. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOOLEY
REQUESTED BY...JOHN TOOMEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120703.DAHLF.01/BYZ