FNUS75 KBYZ 241610
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BENCH STEWARDSHIP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1010 AM MDT THU SEP 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE BUILDING INTO THE AREA TODAY.
THIS WILL BRING WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE IN THE UPPER 20'S TO LOWER 30
PERCENT RANGE BOTH DAYS. MODERATE RECOVERIES CAN BE EXPECTED
TONIGHT OVER THE BURN SITE. DOWN SLOPE/DOWN VALLEY WINDS CAN BE
EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL BECOME UPSLOPE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS A
WEAK SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA AND
ALLOW SURFACE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...BIGHORN NF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090925.BENCH.01/BYZ