FNUS75 KBYZ 241313
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD HORSE RIDGE...CROW FIRE & AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
713 AM MDT TUE JUL 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0653 MDT ON JULY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A PARTLY SUNNY DAY IS EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE SITE WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. THE CLOUD
COVER WILL HELP KEEP TEMPERATURES LOWER TODAY THAN PREVIOUS DAYS
BUT THEY WILL STILL CLIMB INTO THE LOWER 90S THIS AFTERNOON. WARM
TEMPERATURES AND DRY AIR AT THE SURFACE WILL ALLOW RH'S TO FALL
INTO THE MID TEENS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT NORTH TODAY ALTHOUGH
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY STORMS. DRY
WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE FIRE SITE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE
LOW 90S TOMORROW WITH AFTERNOON RH'S FALLING INTO THE TEENS.
WINDS WEDNESDAY WILL BE LIGHT WEST IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE WEST 5 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...BRYCE ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120724.WILDH.01/BYZ