FNUS75 KBYZ 232141 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR SPANG...NORTHERN CHEYENNE AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 341 PM MDT MON JUL 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1528 MDT ON JULY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPECT BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. A COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT THE SITE LATE TONIGHT...LIKELY AROUND 1000 PM. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH FOR A FEW HOURS. CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. BRS .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL. MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-100. 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 10 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. CWR.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL. MIN TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH AROUND 1000 PM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL. MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BY AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RICHMOND/SCHUKNECHT REQUESTED BY...MIKE BEARCOMESOUT TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120723.SPANG.01/BYZ