FNUS75 KBYZ 231642
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR STARVATION BUTTE...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1042 AM MDT TUE JUL 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1027 MDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UNSTABLE AND MOIST AIRMASS OVER THE FIRE WILL BRING A THREAT
OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING.
EXPECT STORMS TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WITH
FREQUENT LIGHTNING. EXPECT ANY STORMS TO APPROACH THE FIRE FROM THE
NORTH. EASTERLY WINDS WILL HELP KEEP HUMIDITY MINIMUMS
ABOVE 30 PERCENT TODAY. THE WEATHER PATTERN REMAINS SIMILAR FOR
WEDNESDAY. BORSUM

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH THIS
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...BORSUM
REQUESTED BY...KELSEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130723.STARV.01/BYZ