FNUS75 KBYZ 031403
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR COURTNEY...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
803 AM MDT FRI AUG 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE FIRE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS
HAS SHIFTED WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. THESE WINDS WILL INCREASE BY
MID MORNING WITH SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND WILL BRING
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL
END BY EARLY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COOLER TODAY WITH
RH'S ONLY FALLING INTO THE 30 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN LIGHT NORTHWEST
OVERNIGHT. LOOK FOR GOOD RH RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY MORNING WITH SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH.
DRY WEATHER AND SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED ON
SATURDAY WITH RH'S FALLING INTO THE 30 PERCENT RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................19 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 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.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...JUDITH REESE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120803.COURT.01/BYZ