FNUS75 KBYZ 041954
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE GROVE CAMP GROUND...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
154 PM MDT THU JUN 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON JUNE 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE REGION ON
FRIDAY BRINGING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND AN INCREASING CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE FIRE SITE. SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT OUT OF THE NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY WITH A BIT STRONGER
SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT. THIS COOL AND UNSETTLED PATTERN WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...9 TO 15 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
                    SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................44 PERCENT.
LAL.................4...16 TO 25 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SOLUM
REQUESTED BY...BUMGARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090605.PINEG.01/BYZ