FNUS75 KBYZ 161328
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TILLETS...USFS BIGHORN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
728 AM MDT MON JUL 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0710 MDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE WEATHER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS SHOULD BE SIMILAR. HIGHS WILL
BE A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE UNSTABLE SO THAT
WILL ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. STORMS SHOULD BE WET WITH GUSTY WINDS.
HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER 20S IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL BE PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY TERRAIN WITH THE DIURNAL
UPSLOPE AND DOWNSLOPE CHARACTERISTICS. THE CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE AS WE GET INTO MID WEEK AS A FAIRLY
DRY PATTERN SHOULD START TO TAKE OVER. TWH


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................23 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING. WINDS
                    BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH THIS
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................26 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST BY LATE EVENING. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING. WINDS
                    BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...HUMPHREY
REQUESTED BY...MARVIN MATTHIESEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120716.TILLE.01/BYZ