FNUS75 KBYZ 022148
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR EMIGRANT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
348 PM MDT FRI AUG 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1528 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS RATHER LOW FOR THE FIRE SITE
THIS WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BE PRIMARILY LIGHT FROM
THE WEST DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND TERRAIN DRIVEN OVERNIGHT AND
MORNINGS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD RECOVER WELL AT NIGHT...THEN
LIKELY DIPPING TO AROUND THE LOWER 20S IN THE AFTERNOONS. BT

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST
                    5 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
                    THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 5 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...BOZEMAN DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130802.EMIGR.01/BYZ