FNUS75 KBYZ 092150
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR EMIGRANT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
350 PM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1534 MDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRIER AIR WILL WORK INTO THE FIRE AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS
WITH RH VALUES DROPPING TOWARD 10 PERCENT BY SUNDAY AND POSSIBLY
SINGLE DIGITS BY MONDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN SLOPE DOMINANT EACH
DAY...THOUGH AS TEMPERATURES WARM SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON
THERMAL GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH WILL BECOME MORE COMMON.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...BUT BY SUNDAY STORMS LOOK TO REMAIN NORTH OF THE AREA.
WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR POTENTIAL OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. DO NOT SEE ANY STRONG WIND THREATS OUTSIDE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AT THIS TIME THROUGH TUESDAY. CHAMBERS

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UP SLOPE/VALLEY 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWN SLOPE/VALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UP SLOPE/VALLEY 6 TO 12 MPH...OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...SHELBY MAJORS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130809.EMIGR.01/BYZ