FNUS75 KBYZ 032053 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR EMIGRANT...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 253 PM MDT SAT AUG 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1442 MDT ON AUGUST 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THERE IS JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND MONDAY OVER THE FIRE SITE AS THE AREA REMAINS ON THE EDGE OF DRIER AIR TO THE WEST. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN MORNINGS AND OVERNIGHT...AND LIGHT OUT OF THE WEST/NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOONS. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL NOT BE QUITE AS GOOD AS RECENT NIGHTS...BUT STILL GOOD. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOWER THAN RECENT DAYS. BT .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................7 PERCENT. LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........18-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......11800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5. .SUNDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................6 PERCENT. LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................11 PERCENT. LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........20-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......13800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5. $$ FORECASTER...TESAR REQUESTED BY...BOZEMAN DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130803.EMIGR.01/BYZ