FNUS75 KBYZ 291356
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BENCH STEWARDSHIP...MEDICINE WHEEL RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
756 AM MDT TUE SEP 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0750 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL BE BREAKING
DOWN TODAY GENERATING UNSTABLE AND BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS
AFTERNOON. RECOVERY AT THE SITE OVERNIGHT WAS POOR WITH MILD
TEMPERATURES AND THIS SETS THE STAGE FOR TEMPERATURES REACH THE
MID 60S AND HUMIDITY TO FALL INTO THE TEENS. EXPECT WINDS TO
INCREASE TODAY AS HEATING ALLOWS STRONGER WINDS TO MIX DOWN ON THE
SITE BUT THE SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BE OPPOSING UPSLOPE WINDS.
EXPECT WINDS OF 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH DOWNSLOPE BY AFTERNOON
WITH RIDGETOP WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. EXPECT CUMULUS TO DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON BUT RAIN SHOWERS SHOULD NOT IMPACT THE BURN SITE
UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. EXPECT THE WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND MILD
TEMPERATURES TO IMPACT THE BURN SITE UNTIL 9 P.M. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN SITE AROUND MIDNIGHT BRINGING A GOOD
CHANCE FOR RAIN AND MUCH COOLER WEATHER. SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY
THURSDAY MORNING. BORSUM

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE 4 TO 8 UNTIL 1300 BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 12
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

CWR.................15 PERCENT. RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................69 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BORSUM
REQUESTED BY...WARREN APPELHANS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090929.BENCH.01/BYZ