FNUS75 KBYZ 202322
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAVERICK...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
522 PM MDT FRI JUL 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1702 MDT ON JULY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING A
LITTLE WEST OF THE FIRE SITE. THIS ACTIVITY WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND
COULD IMPACT THE FIRE AT TIMES BETWEEN 1730-2100 THIS EVENING. NO
SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED BUT THERE IS A CHANCE OF A WETTING
RAIN. SHOWER COVERAGE WILL BE GREATEST THIS EVENING WITH A
DIMINISHING TREND LATE TONIGHT. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS
EVENING AND SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT. LOOK FOR WIND GUSTS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH ON THE RIDGETOP.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. ERRATIC
                    WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 15-25 WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY 9 PM.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    ERRATIC WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 10-20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...RICHELLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120720.MAVER.01/BYZ