FNUS75 KBYZ 141054
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TILLETS...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
454 AM MDT SAT JUL 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0442 MDT ON JULY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL BE OVER THE FIRE SITE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS
AS MONSOONAL MOISTURE MOVES INTO THE AREA. THIS MOISTURE WILL COMBINE
WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE TO BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WET ALTHOUGH GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY STORM. RH'S WILL FALL INTO THE MID 20 PERCENT
RANGE TODAY WITH GOOD RECOVERIES EXPECTED TONIGHT. RH'S ARE ONLY EXPECTED
TO FALL INTO THE LOW 30 PERCENT RANGE SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................46 PERCENT.
LAL.................4...16 TO 25 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................39 PERCENT.
LAL.................4...16 TO 25 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................22 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...MARVIN MATTHIESEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120714.TILLE.01/BYZ