FNUS75 KBYZ 151230
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TILLETS...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
630 AM MDT SUN JUL 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0611 MDT ON JULY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS MAY IMPACT THE SITE THIS MORNING. EXPECT
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND
ERRATIC WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. PRECIPITATION SHOULD DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BRS

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND/SCHUKNECHT
REQUESTED BY...MARVIN MATTHIESEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120715.TILLE.01/BYZ