FNUS75 KBYZ 222247
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD HORSE RIDGE...CROW FIRE & AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
447 PM MDT SUN JUL 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1624 MDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THE SITE WILL SEE
INCREASING CLOUDINESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT AS THE AREA IS STILL UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE. RIDGETOP WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND
FROM THE EAST THROUGH TONIGHT. SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS WILL BEGIN THE
EVENING FROM THE NORTHEAST AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT.
WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN AND AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY.

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...BRINGING
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DOWN INTO THE TEENS. A COLD FRONT WILL
PASS OVER THE FIRE SITE BY MONDAY EVENING... WITH SOME ISOLATED
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. HOWEVER...DUE TO A MUCH DRIER
AIR MASS...MONDAY'S STORMS WILL BE MUCH LESS WET. SINGER

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 8 TO 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................37 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-97.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...SINGER
REQUESTED BY...BRYCE ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120722.WILDH.01/BYZ