FNUS75 KBYZ 281637 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR CLUB CREEK...NORTHERN CHEYENNE AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 1037 AM MDT SAT JUL 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1008 MDT ON JULY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HOT AND DRY AIR MASS OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY AS MAX TEMPERATURES WILL RISE WELL INTO THE 90S. AS OF 1600 UTC...OBSERVATIONS AT THE BADGER PEAK RAWS SITE...EAST OF THE BURN SITE...WERE 77 DEGREES WITH WINDS GUSTING OUT OF THE WEST NORTHWEST AT 27 MPH. AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...DRY THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED NEAR THE BURN SITE. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO THE NORTH AND BRING SOME TEMPERATURE RELIEF ON SUNDAY. SINGER .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................9 PERCENT. LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL. MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95. MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 15-25 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......12400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...AND OVERNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................14 PERCENT. LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL. MIN TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................9 PERCENT. LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL. MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......13600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SINGER REQUESTED BY...MIKE BEARCOMESOUT TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120728.CLUBC.01/BYZ