FNUS75 KBYZ 041433 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR FATMAN RX...BIA, CROW AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 733 AM MST WED NOV 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 MST ON NOVEMBER 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SUNNY SKIES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BURN SITE. CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE AS WINDY AS WAS THE CASE YESTERDAY AS MAINLY A DRAINAGE WIND WILL BE OBSERVED. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH WARMER TODAY AND EVEN WARMER FOR THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOWER AS WELL WITH READINGS DROPPING INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO THE LOWER 20S. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42. MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HOOLEY REQUESTED BY...DALE GLENMORE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091104.FATMA.01/BYZ