FNUS75 KBYZ 042200
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR EMIGRANT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
400 PM MDT SUN AUG 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1534 MDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY BEFORE A ROUND OF
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH ABOUT 9 PM AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION FORM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST.
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY PREVAIL OVERNIGHT AND INTO
TUESDAY. COOLER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TUESDAY WITH LITTLE IF ANY
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. BT

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-23 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.......13900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................18 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...BOZEMAN DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130804.EMIGR.01/BYZ