FNUS75 KBYZ 281528
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSETHIEF HANDPILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
828 AM MST WED JAN 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AN UNSETTLED NORTHWEST FLOW ALONG WITH A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL
BRING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TO THE BURN SITE TODAY AND TONIGHT. IT
WILL BE BREEZY TODAY BUT NOT AS WINDY AS YESTERDAY. WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND
IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON.
IN ADDITION...AN ISOLATED MORNING SNOW SHOWER AND AFTERNOON RAIN
SHOWER WILL BE POSSIBLE. PARTLY SUNNY SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS
CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE MORNING. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 TO 45 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....13-18.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOOLEY
REQUESTED BY...ZEMKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090128.HORSE.01/BYZ