FNUS75 KBYZ 171421
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TIMBER CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
821 AM MDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STORM SYSTEM OVER COLORADO WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION TO THE BURN SITE TODAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE
OUT OF THE AREA TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
MOVES INTO THE REGION. THIS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN
OVER THE AREA AT LEAST THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. THIS
WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS...WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER
HUMIDITIES. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
SOMETIME IN THE MIDDLE TO THE END OF NEXT WEEK BRINGING ANOTHER
CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 30 TO 35. HIGHS 58 TO 65. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 36 TO 41. HIGHS 64 TO 69. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 40 TO 45. HIGHS 67 TO 72. WEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 42 TO 47. HIGHS 69
TO 74.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 37 TO 42. HIGHS 59
TO 69.

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FORECASTER...SOLUM
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN ANDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090420.TIMBE.01/BYZ