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SPOT FORECAST FOR COURTNEY...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1037 PM MDT THU AUG 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2214 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE BY 600 AM MDT TONIGHT. EAST
WINDS WILL SWITCH NORTHWESTERLY AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS...AND REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE NIGHT AND MOST OF THE
DAY FRIDAY. THE STRONG WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FIRE LATE TONIGHT AND
THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. RH VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 30 PERCENT
ON FRIDAY...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COOLER THAN EARLIER
THIS WEEK.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH..TURNING NORTHWEST AND
    INCREASING 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE.
    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................18 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 35 TO 50 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GILSTAD
REQUESTED BY...JUDITH REESE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120802.COURT.01/BYZ