FNUS75 KBYZ 211329 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR POMPEYS PILLAR RX...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 729 AM MDT SAT MAR 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... IT WILL BE WARMER BUT STILL WITH FAIRLY LIGHT WINDS AT THE BURN SITE TODAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP IN THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND IF ONE TRACKS NEARBY IT WILL LIKELY CAUSE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. BEST CHANCE OF THIS WILL BE BETWEEN 3 AND 9 PM. OTHERWISE A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND HIGHER HUMIDITY BEGINNING SUNDAY...WITH A SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND NORTH WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SW 5-10 MPH THIS MORNING...TURNING SE 3-8 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SW 5-10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SW 5-15 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...LESTER REQUESTED BY...ELDER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090321.POMPE.02/BYZ