FNUS75 KBYZ 101715
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOUR CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1115 AM MDT TUE MAR 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON MARCH 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SNOW SHOWERS TODAY AND THIS
EVENING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. A COLD AIRMASS WILL REMAIN
IN PLACE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
A LIGHT EAST WIND WILL PERSIST AND BECOME WESTERLY ON WEDNESDAY.  A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN START TO BUILD INTO THE AREA AFTER WEDNESDAY AND
BRING MORE NOTICEABLY WARMING ALONG WITH A WESTERLY WIND.  HOWEVER...WINDS
WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT INTO FRIDAY.  MOORE

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....5-10.
MIN HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....2 BELOW-7 BELOW ZERO.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL FLURRIES.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....16-21.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-34.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL FLURRIES.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...O BRIEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090310.FOURC.01/BYZ