FNUS75 KBYZ 170252
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR STROUD...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
852 PM MDT MON JUL 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2031 MDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEST OF THE FIRE SITE BETWEEN LODGE GRASS
AND SHERIDAN MAY IMPACT THE FIRE BETWEEN 9 PM AND 11 PM THIS
EVENING. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AFTER
MIDNIGHT BUT AN OVERALL DECREASING TREND IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT.
LOOK FOR MORE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ON TUESDAY. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS
TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS TONIGHT AND AGAIN
TOMORROW...BUT OTHERWISE DO NOT EXPECT MUCH WIND AT THE FIRE SITE.
STORMS WILL ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.


.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...WITH DECREASED COVERAGE
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN
                    POSSIBLE.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    TO NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
                    BRIEF HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING EAST
                    TO SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH BY NOON. WINDS WILL LIKELY
                    BE VARIABLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...TASHA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120716.STROU.01/BYZ