FNUS75 KBYZ 251605 CCA
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL CREEK RX PILES...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1002 AM MDT WED MAR 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE AREA WILL CAUSE UNSTABLE
CONDITIONS TODAY BEFORE BRINGING SNOW TO THE BURN SITE TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER THAN PREVIOUS DAYS BUT TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN ON THE COOL SIDE. SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE ON THE INCREASE
THIS AFTERNOON AND A RUMBLE OF THUNDER CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. AN
SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR INTO THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING WILL BRING A
SWITCH TO NORTH WINDS AND CAUSE SNOW TO BECOME PERSISTENT WITH 1
TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT BEFORE SNOW DECREASES TOWARDS
THURSDAY MORNING. THURSDAY WILL BE COLDER WITH SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWER ACTIVITY CONTINUING.

GENERALLY UNSETTLED AND COOL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. DRIER WEATHER WILL DEVELOP
FRIDAY BEFORE ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA FOR LATER
ON SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO
PRODUCE RAIN OR SNOW FOR THE AREA BEFORE EXITING THE AREA ON
MONDAY. THE WEATHER PATTERN LOOKS COOL AND UNSETTLED BEYOND
MONDAY. BORSUM

BORSUM

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY NUMEROUS RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS
                    AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................33 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................28 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 25 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 30 MPH.


.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER.
HIGHS AROUND 40. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WIND 15
TO 25 MPH.






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FORECASTER...BORSUM
REQUESTED BY...CHAPMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090325.MILLC.01/BYZ