FNUS75 KBYZ 211803
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR POMPEYS PILLAR RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1203 PM MDT SAT MAR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A FEW THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE BURN SITE LATER
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT AS OF NOON THERE WERE NO STORMS
IN THE AREA. IF ANY DO DEVELOP...THEY WILL COME OUT OF THE
SOUTHWEST AND COULD PRODUCE SOME ERRATIC WINDS FROM THAT
DIRECTION. BEST CHANCE OF STORMS WILL BE BETWEEN 3 AND 9 PM.
OTHERWISE WINDS SHOULD TURN TOWARD A MORE SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION
THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST TONIGHT. POTENTIAL FOR
STRONGER AND GUSTIER WINDS SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH
THE REGION...BRINGING AN INCREASED CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A WIND
SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 PM. GUSTY WINDS
                    POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SW 5-10 MPH...TURNING SE-S 4-8 MPH AFTER
                    1 PM THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SW 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. GUSTY WINDS
                    POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SW 5-1O MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SW 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 NW 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...ELDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090321.POMPE.03/BYZ