FNUS75 KBYZ 101959
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST PRONG...SHERIDAN COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
159 PM MDT TUE JUL 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1334 MDT ON JULY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HOT AND DRY WITH ERRATIC THUNDERSTORM WINDS TODAY AND
WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
AS OF 2 PM...THUNDERSTORMS ALREADY DEVELOPING OVER THE BIG HORN
MOUNTAINS WEST OF SHERIDAN AND BUFFALO...AND OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS
FROM THESE STORMS COULD BEGIN TO IMPACT THE FIRE SITE BY AS EARLY
AS 230-300 PM. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SO EXPECT WINDS TO REMAIN
ERRATIC THROUGH 9 OR 10 PM THIS EVENING. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT
RISK OF LIGHTNING AT THE FIRE SITE. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ON
WEDNESDAY WILL LIKELY BE A BIT MORE WIDESPREAD...SO EXPECT
CONTINUED IMPACTS FROM ERRATIC WINDS AND POSSIBLE LIGHTNING...WITH
ONLY MINIMAL CHANCES OF WETTING RAINS...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 102.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 5-12 MPH. ERRATIC WIND
                    GUSTS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....97-101.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    6-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...BILL BIASTOCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120710.WESTP.02/BYZ