FNUS75 KBYZ 231256
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TEPEE POLE...BIA, CROW AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
656 AM MDT MON JUL 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0629 MDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY AFFECT THE FIRE SITE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AND GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE EXPECTED
NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. OTHERWISE...EXPECT A FEW AFTERNOON WIND
GUSTS OVER 15 MPH WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY NEAR OR A BIT BELOW 25
PERCENT. HUMIDITY WILL BE A BIT LOWER ON TUESDAY...WITH WINDS AT
THE RIDGETOP LEVEL POSSIBLY UP TO AROUND 20 MPH. SCHULTZ

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST-NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO
                    18 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY
                     AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST-NORTHWEST 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.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...SCHULTZ
REQUESTED BY...BRYCE ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120723.TEPEE.01/BYZ