FNUS75 KBYZ 181346
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARDEN OF GODS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
746 AM MDT MON MAY 18 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...

ANOTHER COUPLE OF VERY WARM DAYS IN STORE FOR THE BURN SITE AS A
STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN CONTROL TODAY AND MOST
OF TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY WITH MIXING FROM
THE SOUTHWEST AT 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH AT TIMES.
READINGS WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER TODAY AND A FEW DEGREES WARMER
ON TUESDAY. A STRONG COOL FRONT IS PROGGED TO MOVE THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
BECOME MORE WESTERLY BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AT SPEEDS 20 TO 30
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE USHERED IN
BEHIND THE FRONT TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE DOES NOT LOOK TO BE MUCH IN
THE WAY OF MOISTURE WITH THE FRONT SO IT JUST LOOKS TO BE A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR A MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORM WITH GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS. A
SLIGHTLY BETTER CHANCE FOR A WETTER SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IS
POSSIBLE FOR TUESDAY NIGHT. HOOLEY


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH BECOMING WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...HOOLEY
REQUESTED BY...JON WARDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090518.GARDE.02/BYZ