FNUS75 KBYZ 222142
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHERRY...RESENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
342 PM MDT SUN JUL 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1540 MDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME INCREASING
CLOUDS. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER...BETTER CHANCES INCREASE FOR THUNDERSTORMS BY EARLY
EVENING WITH CHANCES CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. EVEN THOUGH
THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY
RAIN...LIGHTNING ACTIVITY WILL BE NUMEROUS. MONDAY WILL SEE
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS BUT THESE ARE EXPECTED TO BE
MORE ON THE ISOLATED SIDE. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL BE WARMER WITH
READINGS AROUND 100 DEGREES WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE 15 TO 20
PERCENT RANGE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................26 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....96-101.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOOLEY
REQUESTED BY...RICHELLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120722.CHERR.01/BYZ