FNUS75 KBYZ 110004
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMMOND...MILES CITY INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
604 PM MDT MON SEP 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1744 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT EAST WINDS CURRENTLY OBSERVED AT THE FIRE WILL BE SHIFTING
WEST SOON AS AN AREA OF WEAK SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHES
FROM THE WEST. WIND GUSTS MAY BE ERRATIC EARLY THIS EVENING DUE TO
THIS NEARBY ACTIVITY. THEN...A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A SHIFT TO
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS LATER THIS EVENING...AFTER 8 PM...WITH
STRONG GUSTS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT AND INTO
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH GRADUALLY ON TUESDAY.
LOOK FOR LOW HUMIDITY AGAIN ON TUESDAY ALONG WITH MUCH COOLER
TEMPS. JKL

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. ERRATIC WIND
                    GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTH 5-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    TO WEST 10-20 MPH BEFORE SUNSET...THEN
                    SHIFTING NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 35 MPH. WIND SHIFT TO OCCUR BETWEEN
                    8 AND 10 PM.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...JACALYNN PARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120910.HAMMO.01/BYZ