FNUS75 KBYZ 141454 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST SIDE PILE BURN...NORTHERN CHEYENNE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 754 AM MST WED JAN 14 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 MST ON JANUARY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COLDER AIR AND LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY AS AN ARCTIC FRONT HAS MOVED BACK INTO THE AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME MORE EASTERLY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES BUT SPEEDS WILL DECREASE. EXPECT THE SNOW TO PERSIST ALL DAY AND INTO MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THURSDAY WILL SEE LESS SNOW AND A WARM UP IN TEMPERATURES AS THE ARCTIC AIR BEGINS TO MOVE BACK INTO THE DAKOTAS. BORSUM .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW. MAX TEMPERATURE.....12-17. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....1-6. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 32 MPH BECOMING WEST. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH BECOMING WEST. $$ FORECASTER...BORSUM REQUESTED BY...LEE OLD BEAR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090114.WESTS.01/BYZ