FNUS75 KBYZ 091254
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MULL DRAW...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
654 AM MDT THU AUG 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0631 MDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MORNING CLOUDS WILL GIVE WAY TO SUNSHINE THIS MORNING...THEN A
FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS FROM MID AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING.
EXPECT WINDS TO TURN TO THE NORTH BEFORE ANY SHOWERS OR STORMS
DEVELOP TODAY. THERE WILL BE AN GREATER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. TOMORROWS ACTIVITY WILL BE WETTER...
BUT STRONG ERRATIC WIND GUSTS AND HIGHER LIGHTNING ACTIVITY ARE
ALSO ANTICIPATED WITH THE FRIDAY STORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH 9 AM...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC
                    WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....96-101.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST TO
                    NORTH 6-12 MPH AROUND NOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST TO
                    NORTH AROUND NOON.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. ERRATIC WIND
                    GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5-15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST OR SOUTH 5-10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC WIND
                    GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-98.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE 3-7 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...MULL DRAW IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120809.MULLD.01/BYZ