FNUS75 KBYZ 261422
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL CREEK RX PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
822 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 MDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UNSTABLE WEATHER PATTERN WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
THE NEXT 7 DAYS AS A SERIES OF STORMS MOVE THROUGH THE REGION.
TODAYS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DEPART THE AREA WITH JUST SOME ISOLATED
SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. THE NEXT SYSTEM TAKES SHAPE FOR SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. AS IT LOOKS RIGHT NOW...THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL
TO PUT DOWN A QUICK 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW BEGINNING SATURDAY
EVENING AND INTO MAINLY SUNDAY MORNING. MONDAY SHOULD BE MOSTLY
DRY FOR THE MOST PART BETWEEN SYSTEMS. THE NEXT SYSTEM TO WATCH
WILL BE LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH
THIS SYSTEM THIS FAR OUT...BUT COULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. FRIEDERS

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE

 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...
NOT AS COOL. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 22 TO 27. HIGHS 44 TO 53. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY AND SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 28 TO
33. HIGHS 40 TO 50. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS
LOWS 21 TO 26. HIGHS 36 TO 43. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS
20 TO 25. HIGHS 43 TO 48.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 22 TO 27. HIGHS 45 TO 50.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDERS
REQUESTED BY...CHAPMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090326.MILLC.01/BYZ