FNUS75 KBYZ 061331
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SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNDANCE LODGE AG RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
731 AM MDT WED MAY 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE BEGINS MOVING IN FROM THE WEST. WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE BURN SITE THIS
MORNING AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING. THESE
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. BY THIS EVENING
THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE IN AND BRING A CHANCE OF
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY STORMS. HIGH
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S WITH RH'S FALLING
INTO THE LOWER 20 PERCENT RANGE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE ON THURSDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S AND RH'S
ONLY DROPPING INTO THE MID 20 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL REMAIN
WEST AT 5 TO 15 MPH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 25 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 35 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................24 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...O BRIEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090506.SUNDA.01/BYZ