FNUS75 KBYZ 300454
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE...CARBON COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1054 PM MDT SAT JUN 29 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 2230 MDT ON JUNE 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING OVER THE AREA BUT A WEAK
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL BE MOVING UNDERNEATH IT. THIS WILL
BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN AND NEAR THE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. THE PRECIPITATION WILL ALSO PRODUCE MOUNTAIN
OBSCURATIONS. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE
AREA BY 3 AM AND WILL BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY WITH LOCALIZED IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS. LOOK
FOR RIDGE TOP WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 MPH BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. RICHMOND

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................24 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...TOM KUNTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20130629.SEARC.01/BYZ