FNUS75 KBYZ 142319
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANDERSON...LEWISTOWN DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
519 PM MDT TUE AUG 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1730 MDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING
HOURS WITH HOT TEMPERATURES...HUMIDITY IN THE 10 TO 20 PERCENT
RANGE AND WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
AFTER SUNSET...WINDS WILL DECREASE AND TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO
COOL...BUT HUMIDITY WILL BE SLOW TO RECOVER. A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH FIRE AREA SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...PRODUCING A
SHIFT TO STRONG NORTH WINDS AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES. HUMIDITY
WILL BE HIGHER BEHIND THE FRONT...BUT EXPECT GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF
15 TO 25 MPH. SHOWERS...WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WILL NOT
CLIMB OUT OF THE 60S. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 40S
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LIGHT WINDS AND AN EXCELLENT HUMIDITY
RECOVERY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    35 MPH WILL WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET...THEN BECOME NORTHERLY AT 15
                    TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.

$$
FORECASTER...CAMPBELL/SCHULTZ
REQUESTED BY...MARLENE BULLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120814.ANDER.02/BYZ