FNUS75 KBYZ 040105
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHERIDAN NORTH...SHERIDAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
705 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1844 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 WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE SITE BETWEEN 745 PM
AND 845 PM THIS EVENING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
SOME HIGHER GUSTS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BETWEEN 15 AND 30
MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT FOR ABOUT AN
HOUR. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 10
TO 20 MPH BY MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
NIGHT. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING...BUT THIS IS A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITIES
WILL BE SIMILAR TO LAST NIGHT WITH JUST SLIGHTLY BETTER
RECOVERIES. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES CAN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY ALONG
WITH TEMPERATURES ABOUT 15 DEGREES COOLER THAN TODAY. AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER WEDNESDAY WITH READINGS IN THE
UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S PERCENT RANGE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40
                    MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 10 TO 20 MPH
                    BY MIDNIGHT. 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.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...HOOLEY
REQUESTED BY...BILL BIOSTOCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120703.SHERI.01/BYZ