FNUS75 KBYZ 211737 AAE
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP CREEK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1137 AM MDT WED AUG 21 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1103 MDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE AREA
TODAY ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER MINIMUM RH VALUES. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY.
THESE STORMS WILL BRING WETTING RAINS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL OF
WIND GUST OF 40 TO 50 MPH. WINDS AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE
FIRE WILL BE TERRAIN DRIVEN AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH RIDGE TOP
WINDS REMAINING LIGHT TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. MINIMUM RH'S WILL
RANGE IN THE LOWER 20 PERCENT RANGE WITH BETTER RECOVERIES
EXPECTED TONIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY
                    WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................18 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    OVERNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY
                    WINDS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................16 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWN SLOPE/VALLEY 5 TO
                    10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................16 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UP SLOPE/VALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...OPPERMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130821.SHEEP.01/BYZ