FNUS75 KBYZ 261404
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASH FIRE...NORTHERN CHEYENNE BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
804 AM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0755 MDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
...LATE MORNING THUNDERSTORM THREAT...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE FIRE BETWEEN 1000 AND 1200 THIS
MORNING. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH FROM ANY CELL OVER OR NEAR THE
FIRE. OTHERWISE EXPECT EASTERLY FLOW TO  KEEP HUMIDITY
MODERATED OVER THE FIRE TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. SATURDAY
WILL BE HOTTER AND DRIER WITH AN ISOLATED LATE DAY THUNDERSTORM
THREAT. BORSUM

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...BORSUM
REQUESTED BY...FIRE AND AVIATION
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130726.ASHFI.01/BYZ