FNUS75 KBYZ 041701
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOUR CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1001 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST ON MARCH 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION..

SEVERAL WEATHER DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA
DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS BRINGING A CHANCE FOR RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD AGAIN TODAY BUT A COOL DOWN IS
EXPECTED STARTING THURSDAY AND CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND WITH
MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND SNOW EXPECTED BY FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN
                    THE MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................22 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.


 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................18 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 TO 40 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY.

CWR.................11 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 30 TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 TO 40 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOOLEY
REQUESTED BY...ELDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090305.FOURC.01/BYZ