FNUS75 KBYZ 141323 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR SHERAUD...BILLINGS DISPATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 723 AM MDT SAT JUL 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0709 MDT ON JULY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LOT OF CLOUDS WILL BE AROUND TODAY...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. THE MAIN AREA OF SHOWERS HAS SHIFTED NORTH OF THE SITE. MORE DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STORMS WILL BE WET WITH GUSTY WINDS. HIGHS WILL BE A BIT COOLER TODAY DUE TO CLOUD COVER. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 22 MPH POSSIBLE. SUNDAY WILL BE SIMILAR WITH SCATTERED WET THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S BOTH DAYS. TWH .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING. WINDS BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93. MIN HUMIDITY........21-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HUMPHREY REQUESTED BY...IA DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120714.SHERA.01/BYZ