FNUS75 KBYZ 021336
FWSBYZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0713 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...

HOT TEMPERATURE WILL BE OVER THE FIRE SITE THIS AFTERNOON AND
WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID 90S WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES LOWERING
INTO THE 15 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING
AT 5 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING WEST THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
MPH POSSIBLE. A DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND COULD BRING A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BY 4 PM.
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY STORMS. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE BURN SITE TONIGHT BETWEEN 8 AND 10
PM. THE FRONT WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY BUT MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES WILL BE OVER THE AREA. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUST TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
CWR.................42 PERCENT.
LAL.................4...16 TO 25 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...JUDY REESE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120802.JUNIP.01/BYZ