FNUS75 KBYZ 142334
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROW...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
534 PM MDT TUE AUG 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1707 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...
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS AT THE FIRE SITE MAY GUST TO AROUND 20 MPH
UNTIL SUNSET...WHEN THEY WILL DIMINISH IN SPEED A BIT. THE WINDS
WILL ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE SUNRISE...WHEN
A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE FIRE SITE. GUSTY NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY...BUT IT WILL BE MUCH
COOLER WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY ONLY FROM 30 TO 35 PERCENT. EXPECT
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF
THE FIRE ON WEDNESDAY AS WELL...BUT THE CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN
IS ONLY NEAR 10 PERCENT. SCHULTZ


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    22 MPH UNTIL SUNSET...THEN SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 13 MPH FROM SUNSET UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
                    WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST 20
                    TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE
                    TONIGHT...BEFORE SUNRISE.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTH-NORTHWEST
                    25 TO 35 MPH LATE TONIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.

$$
FORECASTER...SCHULTZ
REQUESTED BY...RICHELLE WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120814.CROW_.01/BYZ