FNUS75 KBYZ 131244
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TILLETS...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
644 AM MDT FRI JUL 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0608 MDT ON JULY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS AT THE SITE WILL BE LIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. EXPECT UP-VALLEY
WINDS DURING THE DAY AND DOWN-VALLEY WINDS AT NIGHT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. THUNDERSTORM
COVERAGE WILL INCREASE TO SCATTERED BY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS. SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BECOME WIDESPREAD ON SATURDAY. BRS

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................4...16 TO 25 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND/SCHUKNECHT
REQUESTED BY...MARVIN MATTHIESEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120713.TILLE.01/BYZ