FNUS75 KBYZ 191322
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BELL FIRE...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
722 AM MDT THU JUL 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0657 MDT ON JULY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY WITH HOT TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND NOON.
WINDS TURN EASTERLY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WITH MOSTLY CLEAR
CONDITIONS. EASTERLY WINDS SHOULD HELP IMPROVE RH RECOVERIES
TONIGHT. EASTERLY RIDGETOP WINDS COULD GET GUSTY AROUND SUNRISE.
TOMORROW WILL BE HOT AGAIN BUT HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
EXPECTED WITH EASTERLY WINDS. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE HIGHER AT 10 TO
20 MPH. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. CHAMBERS

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....97-102.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON 8 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE EAST 10 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH...SHIFTING EAST OVERNIGHT.
                    GUSTS TO 22 MPH AROUND SUNRISE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH...SHIFTING EAST 15 TO 25 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....96-101.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...GREG NALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120719.BELLF.01/BYZ