FNUS75 KBYZ 242131
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR EASTERN FALLON...FALLON COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
331 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1517 MDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...

COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA AT THIS TIME. FOR THE NEXT
6 TO 8 HOURS EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLOW TO INCREASE THIS EVENING...LIKELY
REMAINING BELOW 30 PERCENT UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING WILL HAVE LITTLE PRECIPITATION BUT
STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE LIKELY NEAR ANY STORMS. OVERNIGHT WINDS WILL
WEAKEN AND TURN NORTHERLY. SATURDAY WILL START OFF BREEZY WITH
WINDS DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE
AROUND 20 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. CHAMBERS

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    AROUND 40 MPH...TURNING NORTH AND DECREASING
                    TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH...DECREASING OVERNIGHT
                    TO 10 TO 20 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...FIRE CHIEF
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120824.EASTE.01/BYZ