000 
FPUS75 KBYZ 212145
NOWBYZ

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
344 PM MDT WED AUG 21 2002

MTZ038-212245-
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-
344 PM MDT WED AUG 21 2002

.NOW...
AT 343 PM MDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN 
AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 21 MILES WEST OF FORT SMITH...MOVING 
EAST AT 15 MPH. THE STORMS WILL AFFECT FORT SMITH BY 430 PM MDT. 
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND 
LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE 
STORMS AS THEY PASS OVERHEAD.
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