FNUS75 KBYZ 241415
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR STARVATION BUTTE...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
815 AM MDT WED JUL 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0750 MDT ON JULY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...

EASTERLY WINDS AGAIN WILL KEEP HUMIDITY NEAR 30 PERCENT AT THE FIRE.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM OVER NORTHERN MONTANA AND MOVE
SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE FIRE AND THIS ACTIVITY CAN BE EXPECTED
AFTER 2100. STORMS AS FAR AS 40 MILES AWAY FROM THE FIRE COULD
STILL PRODUCE OUTFLOWS THAT IMPACT THE FIRE. THURSDAY LOOKS TO HAVE
EVEN HIGHER HUMIDITY AND A BETTER CHANCE OF WET THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................16 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

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FORECASTER...BORSUM
REQUESTED BY...SHAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130724.STARV.01/BYZ