FNUS75 KBYZ 151559
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LODGE GRASS WUI...BIA, CROW AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
959 AM MDT THU OCT 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON OCTOBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEATHER DISTURBANCE PUSHING SOUTHEAST ALONG A WARM FRONT WILL BRING
ISOLATED SHOWERS TO THE BURN SITE TODAY. IT WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER
THAN YESTERDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15 MPH WILL BECOME NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON.
WYOLA WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER AND DRIER WITH SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS
THAN THE BURN SITE. AN UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY
CONDITIONS TO THE SITES TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY
WARMER ON FRIDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AT 5 TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING WILL BECOME DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY AROUND
5 MPH BY LATE EVENING. WINDS WILL BE WEST 5 TO 10 MPH ON FRIDAY.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY
                    AROUND 5 MPH BY LATE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ARTHUR
REQUESTED BY...DALE GLENMORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091015.LODGE.01/BYZ