FNUS75 KBYZ 061918
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOUR CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1218 PM MST FRI MAR 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 MST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ARCTIC AIR HAS SETTLED IN OVER THE BURN AREA AND WILL REMAIN
THERE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL
BE IN THE UPPER TEENS WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS FALLING INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN
INCH OR TWO. TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND ON SATURDAY AS THE ARCTIC
AIR RETREATS FOR THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 30S
UNDER A PARTLY CLOUD SKY. EAST WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL
SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST BY MORNING AND BECOME GUSTY. RH'S
SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE UPPER 30 PERCENT RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....12-17.
MIN HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................16 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-15.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...UNDERWOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090306.FOURC.02/BYZ