FNUS75 KBYZ 141530
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TWO LEGGING C  WUI...BIA, CROW AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
930 AM MDT TUE APR 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 MDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT TODAY...THERE WILL BE ISOLATED SHOWERS
THIS MORNING. FOR THIS AFTERNOON...LOOK FOR A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND ALSO POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM. CHANCES FOR WETTING RAIN ARE VERY
GOOD LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE FRONT PASSES. THIS WILL
ALSO CAUSE WINDS TO BECOME STRONG FROM THE NORTH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 T0 20
                    MPH THIS AFTERNOON. TURNING NORTH AROUND 6 PM.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
                    RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................52 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RASCH
REQUESTED BY...DALE GLENMORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090414.TWOLE.01/BYZ