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FNUS75 KBYZ 242213
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG HORN...USFS BHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
413 PM MDT SUN JUL 24 2005

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS A BIT UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON AND THERE IS STILL A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN. A UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL THEN PUSH SOUTH INTO THE AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. IT WILL BRING
ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...BUT ALSO 1 TO 2 HOURS OF FAIRLY STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS. IT WILL BE MUCH COOLER ON MONDAY WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN BY
AFTERNOON AND EVEN A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN MONDAY NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56. 
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........ 
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING 
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH SHORTLY
    AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH. 
CWR.................20 PERCENT. 
LAL.................3. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL. 
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. 

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE 
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE 
                    AFTERNOON. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. 
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........ 
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH. 
CWR.................40 PERCENT. 
LAL.................3. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL. 
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH. 

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FORECASTER...RASCH
REQUESTED BY...JIM ROSSLER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20050724.BIGHO.03/BYZ