FNUS75 KBYZ 041716
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1016 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 TOMORROW AND CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND WITH
MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND SNOW EXPECTED BY FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SCATTERED
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................19 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.


 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
                    SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................18 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.


 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 25 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 TO 40 MPH.

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