FNUS75 KBYZ 081942
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARDEN OF THE GODS...BIGHORN NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
142 PM MDT FRI MAY 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 MDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA MONDAY...BUT AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE IN THE DAY.
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE BY LATE IN THE DAY
INTO THE EVENING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA LATE MONDAY NIGHT. COOL UNSETTLED AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
MOVE INTO THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR ANOTHER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO BRING WARM DRY CONDITIONS
BY NEXT WEEKEND.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    DEVELOPING BY LATE AFTERNOON. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 24 TO 28.
HIGHS 38 TO 42. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS...SNOW SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 22 TO 27. HIGHS 42 TO 47. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS
24 TO 29. HIGHS 42 TO 47. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 24 TO 29.
HIGHS 43 TO 48. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...ERIC COMSTOCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090508.GARDE.01/BYZ