725 
FNUS75 KBYZ 131814
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUD DRAW...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1214 PM MDT WED JUL 13 2016

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1150 MDT ON JULY 13. 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WEAK DISTURBANCE IS ORIENTED OVER THE FIRE SITE NOW...SO ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP SOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON/EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON/EVENING AT OR NEAR THE FIRE SITE FOR
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...AS WEAK DISTURBANCES CROSS THE DISTRICT.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST AT THE FIRE SITE THROUGH
THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE. 

REST OF TODAY PERIOD WILL COVER UNTIL 2000 MDT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN 
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
CWR.................10 PERCENT. 
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80. 
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........ 
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR 
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. 
HAINES INDEX........3. 

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. 
CWR.................0 PERCENT. 
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57. 
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........ 
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
                    THUNDERSTORMS. 
CWR.................14 PERCENT. 
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82. 
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........ 
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS 
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. 
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. 
HAINES INDEX........4. 

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FORECASTER...GILSTAD
REQUESTED BY...MILES CITY DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20160713.MUDDR.01/BYZ