FNUS75 KBYZ 301240 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR KID CREEK...BIA, CROW AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 640 AM MDT WED SEP 30 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... IT WILL BE MUCH COLDER AND WINDY TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING...THEN BECOME NUMEROUS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND MIX WITH SOME SNOW TOWARD MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF THURSDAY. A HALF INCH OR MORE OF LIQUID WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM. STRONG WINDS WILL BE THE OTHER MAIN STORY. WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY TODAY. THE WINDS WILL BE EVEN STRONGER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH SOME GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HUMPHREY .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING MID TO LATE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS BECOMING NUMEROUS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................81 PERCENT. LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 32 MPH. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. CWR.................82 PERCENT. LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MAX HUMIDITY........92-98 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 22 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 36 MPH. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CWR.................26 PERCENT. LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 24 TO 32 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 38 MPH. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 35 TO 40 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HUMPHREY REQUESTED BY...DALE GLENMORE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090930.KIDCR.01/BYZ