FNUS75 KBYZ 052120
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOUR CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
220 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OVERNIGHT AND WILL REACH THE
BURN SITE BY MIDNIGHT. BREEZY SOUTHWEST OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL
BECOME NORTH WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AT 10 TO 20 MPH. SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES BY 7AM. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY
AFTERNOON. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL BE OVER THE AREA FRIDAY
WITH HIGHS IN THE TEENS. RH'S WILL BE HIGH WITH READINGS IN THE
60 TO 70 PERCENT RANGE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................21 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-15.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 35 TO 50 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 TO 45 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....14-19.
MIN HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...ELDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090306.FOURC.01/BYZ