FNUS75 KBYZ 051923
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BAKER...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
123 PM MDT THU JUL 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1306 MDT ON JULY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD RISE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON INTO THE 30 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE. THUNDERSTORMS CAN
BE EXPECTED BY AROUND 3 PM. WETTING RAIN CHANCES ARE HIGH THIS
EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE SO BE ALERT TO
FLASH FLOODING/DEBRIS SLIDES IN AND NEAR BURNED OVER AREAS.
PRECIPITATION SHOULD END BY SUNRISE. FRIDAY WILL BE DRY AFTER THE
EARLY MORNING WITH NORTHEAST WINDS AND RH VALUES IN THE 30-40
PERCENT RANGE. CHAMBERS

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    DEVELOPING AFTER 3 PM MDT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT...RISING LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE 30S.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................4...16 TO 25 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...GREG NALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120705.BAKER.02/BYZ