FNUS75 KBYZ 021548
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAVER...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
948 AM MDT THU AUG 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0931 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
MDT FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS AGAIN TODAY WITH A SHIFT TO WEST OR
NORTHWEST WINDS AT THE FIRE SITE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT STRONGEST WINDS WILL
BE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY DUE TO A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE.
EXPECT NORTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS INTO THE 30S ON THE EXPOSED SLOPES
AND RIDGES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. EXPECT A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
TO DEVELOP IN THE AREA TODAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
MUCH COOLER AND MORE HUMID AIR...AND THERE IS A CHANCE OF A
WETTING RAIN SHOWER ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC WIND
                    GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-97.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST 7-13 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 8-15 MPH SHIFTING WEST OR
                    NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
                    ERRATIC WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH
                    AFTER 9 PM.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 15-25 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    AFTER 9 PM.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...RICHELLE WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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