FNUS75 KBYZ 262037
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR KING...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
237 PM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1420 MDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE SITE THIS
AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL PROVIDE DRY WEATHER AND WARM
TEMPERATURES. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL SHIFT EAST ON SATURDAY AND
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON.
STORMS WILL HAVE LITTLE MOISTURE WITH THEM BUT WIND GUSTS TO 40
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. EASTERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL KEEP RH'S THE
MID 20 PERCENT RANGE TODAY AND SATURDAY. WINDS SPEEDS OF 5 TO 15
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...KELSEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130726.KING_.01/BYZ