FNUS75 KBYZ 281338
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH PARK...BIGHORN NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
738 AM MDT THU MAY 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER RELATIVELY WARM DAY EXPECTED WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE OVER
THE BURN SITE. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEEING A THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOP NEAR THE SITE LATE TODAY INTO THE EARLY EVENING...BUT
WOULD NOT GENERALLY EXPECT MORE THAN A COUPLE OF HUNDREDTHS OF
PRECIPITATION. LOOK FOR WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO PREVAIL TODAY
WITH SOME LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS FROM THE NORTHEAST POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT. NOT MUCH CHANGE EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH...OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT FRM THE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EARLY EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...CURTIS RASMUSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090528.HIGHP.01/BYZ