FNUS75 KBYZ 011932
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR EMIGRANT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
132 PM MDT THU AUG 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1302 MDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LINGERING CLOUD COVER FROM OVERNIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL KEEP
TEMPERATURES COOLER. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO
REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON BUT STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS
WET OR INTENSE. SATURDAY DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA WITH
STORM THREAT DIMINISHING WITH MOST STORMS NORTH AND EAST
OF THE FIRE. BORSUM

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 20-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH
HAINES INDEX........4.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 8-12 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...BORSUM
REQUESTED BY...BOZEMAN DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130801.EMIGR.01/BYZ