FNUS75 KBYZ 300301
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CANYON...MILES CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
901 PM MDT MON JUL 29 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2030 MDT ON JULY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

INCREASING THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE
SITE THROUGH 09Z. LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHEAST AND
INCREASE AT THE FIRE SITE THROUGH 09Z. RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE SAME PERIOD. INCREASED MID
LEVEL MOISTURE WILL ALLOW THUNDERSTORMS TO BE MORE WET IN NATURE.
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER TUESDAY...WITH
MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE MID 30 PERCENT RANGE. A SERIES OF WEATHER
DISTURBANCES WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE SITE THROUGH TUESDAY BRINGING
CONTINUED CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING
                    TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE EVENING THROUGH 09Z
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................19 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

$$
FORECASTER...GILSTAD
REQUESTED BY...SHAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130729.CANYO.01/BYZ