FNUS75 KBYZ 282058
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL CREEK RX PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
258 PM MDT SAT MAR 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE BURN SITE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE
DRAMATICALLY SUNDAY AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA.
EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING...AND INTENSIFY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. WEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON
WILL TURN TO A LIGHT EAST THIS EVENING. ON SUNDAY...EAST WINDS IN
THE MORNING WILL BECOME A STRONGER NORTHEAST TO NORTH WIND AS THE
DAY WEARS ON...WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. EXPECT HIGH
TEMPS ONLY IN THE 30S WITH HIGH HUMIDITY DUE TO THE SNOWFALL ON
SUNDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........W-NW 10-15 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH ON TOP OF THE
                    RIDGES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........W 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...MIXING WITH SNOW OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-10 MPH EARLY BECOMING EAST 5-10 MPH BEFORE
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH EARLY...THEN EAST 5-10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW DEVELOPING IN THE MORNING...AND
                    BECOMING HEAVIER IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MIN HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NE-E 5-15 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING N-NE 15-20
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 MPH INCREASING TO 25 MPH LATE.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...CHAPMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090329.MILLC.01/BYZ