FNUS75 KBYZ 061522
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE HILLS HAND PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
822 AM MST TUE JAN 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON JANUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THE NEXT FEW
DAYS...THOUGH DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL TEND TO BE SEASONALLY
MILD. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS OF RAIN OR SNOW MAY PASS NEAR THE BURN
SITE TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY AT 5 TO 15 MPH
UNDER MAINLY CLOUDY SKIES. LOOK FOR WINDS TO SWITCH TO THE EAST
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE TURNING BACK TO
THE WEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN
AND SNOW TO THE AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WHICH MAY BE MIXED
BRIEFLY LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN. AN INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MIN HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING 10 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. LIGHT SNOW LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-22.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH...TURNING TO THE EAST AROUND
                    MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW
                    OR RAIN POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MIN HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
                    15 MPH LATE.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...GUNTHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090106.PINEH.01/BYZ