FNUS75 KBYZ 071549
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR POMPEYS PILLAR RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
949 AM MDT THU MAY 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT A BREAK IN THE SHOWER ACTIVITY WITH AN INCREASED WEST TO
NORTHWEST WIND THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A
FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN THE BURN AREA AFTER 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON...AND THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF WETTING SHOWERS FROM
LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING AS ANOTHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH
THE AREA. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN LATE
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING BEHIND THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE. OVERALL
EXPECT FAIRLY HIGH HUMIDITIES AND COOL TEMPS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........W-NW 10-20 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NW 10-20 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    THIS EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NW 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...O BRIEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090507.POMPE.01/BYZ