FNUS75 KBYZ 022329
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR JUNIPER...IMT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
529 PM MDT THU AUG 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1710 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE FIRE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT MDT AND 200 AM MDT
TONIGHT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL TURN NORTH
WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM WILL BE
POSSIBLE TONIGHT. HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER INTO THE UPPER 50S TO
MID 60S. FRIDAY WILL BE COOLER WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID
30S. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. A STRONG
WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE FIRE THROUGH THE DAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH....BECOMING NORTH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO
                    1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 30 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.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ARTHUR
REQUESTED BY...MARK HALE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120802.JUNIP.02/BYZ