FNUS75 KBYZ 201157
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TINBER CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
557 AM MDT FRI MAR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE
ON THE LIGHT SIDE. THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF
AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY WET SNOW EVENTUALLY
BY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...TRENDING WEST
                    BY MID MORNING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RASCH
REQUESTED BY...MARTY MITZKUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090320.TINBE.01/BYZ