FNUS75 KBYZ 142353
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROSEBUD CREEK...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
553 PM MDT SAT JUL 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1741 MDT ON JULY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS CURRENTLY SHIFTING TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST AT THE FIRE
SITE...WITH GUSTS OF 2O TO 25 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH AROUND 9 PM.
WESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. THOUGH THERE IS CURRENTLY
NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE AREA...SOME SHOWERS OR STORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO SPREAD IN FROM THE SOUTH THIS EVENING AFTER 7 OR 8 PM.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...
FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. LOOK FOR MORE
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ON SUNDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 7 PM. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS
                    POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH UNTIL 9 PM.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    ERRATIC WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-97.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST 5-15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...MILES CITY DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120714.ROSEB.01/BYZ