FNUS75 KBYZ 141404 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE LAND RX...NORTHERN CHEYENNE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 804 AM MDT TUE APR 14 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOOK FOR INCREASING WIND SPEEDS THROUGH THE DAY WITH A SHIFT TO THE NORTH IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. A STRONG SYSTEM CONTINUES TO APPROACH FROM THE WEST AND IT WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS AND INCREASING CHANCES OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. LOOK FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS MORNING BUT A BETTER CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND ALSO POSSIBLY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................2. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........EAST 10 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED EVENING SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................30 PERCENT. LAL.................2. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 30 TO 45 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RASCH REQUESTED BY...LEE OLD BEAR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090414.RANGE.01/BYZ