FNUS75 KBYZ 131424
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE LAND RX...NORTHERN CHEYENNE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
824 AM MDT MON APR 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COOL FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.
AHEAD OF THE FRONT IT WILL BE WARM AND WITH CLOUDS OFF AND ON. THE FRONT
WILL TRIGGER ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY AFTER 2 PM. WINDS
WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING THEN TREND TO THE WEST AS THE FRONT
APPROACHES THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BEHIND THE
FRONT BY THIS EVENING. RASCH

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH TRENDING WEST IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RASCH
REQUESTED BY...LEE OLD BEAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090413.RANGE.01/BYZ