FNUS75 KBYZ 132354
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR EASTFORK 2...CROW FIRE & AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
554 PM MDT TUE AUG 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1734 MDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT...AND
SHOULD APPROACH THE FIRE SITE BETWEEN NOW AND 9 PM MDT. SOME
STORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. WINDS
WILL BE MAINLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE OUTSIDE OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
FROM THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECT GOOD RH RECOVERIES TONIGHT. THERE WILL
BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MORNING THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY...WITH
SCATTERED STORMS IN THE AFTERNOON/EVENING.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
                    SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.
CWR.................22 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH...TURNING SOUTH OVERNIGHT.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH
HAINES INDEX........5.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH....TURNING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WIND 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

$$
FORECASTER...GILSTAD
REQUESTED BY...BRYCE ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130813.EASTF.01/BYZ