FNUS75 KBYZ 022232
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SPOT FORECAST FOR CONTACT...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
432 PM MDT THU AUG 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1614 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
IT WILL BE WARM AND DRY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FOR THE REST OF THE
AFTERNOON WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE MID TEENS TO LOWER 20S. EXPECT
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS
THROUGH THE FIRE BETWEEN 800 PM MDT TO 1000 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH
FRONTAL PASSAGE. HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER INTO THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. EXPECT A COOLER AND WETTER DAY
WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO ONLY AROUND
60 AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 40 PERCENT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 15
                    MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................31 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...ARTHUR
REQUESTED BY...KAYLA LEMIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120802.CONTA.01/BYZ