FNUS75 KBYZ 172237
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARDEN OF GODS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
437 PM MDT SUN MAY 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
IT WILL BE DRY AND WARMER TODAY...WITH A BIT LESS WIND THAN ON
SUNDAY. WINDS COULD SHIFT TO A LIGHT EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON...
BUT SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESUME TONIGHT. STRONGER AND GUSTIER
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON TUESDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF A THUNDERSTORM DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT BETTER CHANCES FOR
STORMS WILL BE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. WINDS MAY VARY TO A LIGHT
                    EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10-15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5-10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...JON WARDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090518.GARDE.01/BYZ