FNUS75 KBYZ 011015
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOOD FIRE...MILES CITY INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
415 AM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0353 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...

ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH DAYTIME
HIGHS CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 80S. A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT
PASSES OVER THE SITE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING. POST FRONTAL
RIDGETOP WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST BY
EARLY THIS EVENING. FOR SUNDAY...MUCH DRIER AIR WILL
DOMINATE..BRINGING RH VALUES IN THE LOW TEENS.

.TODAY...

HAINES INDEX........5.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................16 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10-20 MPH

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

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FORECASTER...SINGER
REQUESTED BY...GOOD  IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120901.GOODF.01/BYZ