FNUS75 KBYZ 221106
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TIMBER CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
506 AM MDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WARM AND BREEZY TODAY...

...A STRONG COLD FRONT TO MOVE IN EARLY THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER WARM AND DRY DAY IS EXPECTED TODAY...BEFORE A BIG CHANGE
IN THE WEATHER BEGINNING ON THURSDAY. HIGHS TODAY WILL BE A FEW
DEGREES WARMER THEN TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BE SIMILAR TO TUESDAY BUT
WILL LIKELY BE A BIT STRONGER WITH SOME WESTERLY GUSTS. THE WINDS
WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST THURSDAY MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT
PUSHES IN. THIS FRONT WILL USHER IN MUCH COOLER AIR AND GENERATE
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THURSDAY NIGHT ALONG WITH MIXING WITH
OR CHANGING TO SNOW BY FRIDAY MORNING. HUMPHREY

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY.  WIND INCREASING
    TO 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED
    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH EARLY. WINDS
    BECOMING NORTHEAST BY AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HUMPHREY
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN ANDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.TIMBE.02/BYZ