FNUS75 KBYZ 171727
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH 8 MILE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1127 AM MDT SAT AUG 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1105 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...

A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT MOVED ACROSS THE FIRE SITE LAST NIGHT WILL
RESULT IN SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES TODAY ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY
HIGHER HUMIDITIES...ALTHOUGH READINGS WILL STILL BE IN THE TEENS.
EXPECT MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TODAY ALONG WITH SOME AREAS OF SMOKE
FROM LOCAL FIRES AND FROM IDAHO. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVER
THE FIRE SITE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE
FOR A THUNDERSTORM...WITH A MIX OF WET AND DRY. EXPECT MOSTLY
SUNNY SKIES SUNDAY ALONG WITH AREAS OF SMOKE WITH TEMPERATURES
SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN TODAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE DURING THE EARLY EVENING 5 TO 10 MPH...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE LATE EVENING.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING.
                    WINDS BECOMING UPSLOPE BY LATE MORNING.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

$$
FORECASTER...HOOLEY
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN MATLOCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130817.NORTH.01/BYZ