FNUS75 KBYZ 201434 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR TIE CREEK RX...NORTHERN CHEYENNE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 834 AM MDT WED MAY 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MAY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... IT WILL BE MUCH COOLER TODAY THAN IT WAS YESTERDAY DUE TO A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED ACROSS THE AREA LAST NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING AS AN UPPER TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE BURN SITE. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING WILL BECOME LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY LATE TONIGHT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................12 PERCENT. LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGETOP...........NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................9 PERCENT. LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43. MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY AROUND 5 MPH LATE. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ARTHUR REQUESTED BY...LEE OLD BEAR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090520.TIECR.01/BYZ