FNUS75 KBYZ 052127
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
227 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 9PM THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 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 MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY AFTERNOON. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL
BE OVER THE AREA FRIDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. RH'S WILL BE
HIGH WITH READINGS IN THE 60 PERCENT RANGE.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW
                    SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................19 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 TO 40 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....20-25.
MIN HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH.

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