FNUS75 KBYZ 061302
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BATTLE PARK UNIT 14 - MUD MINE...BIGHORN NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
602 AM MST FRI NOV 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON NOVEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR EARLY THIS MORNING BUT CLOUDS WILL BE
ON THE INCREASE BY LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SITE BY EARLY THIS EVENING.
HOWEVER...THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS DRY SO NO PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED AHEAD AND ALONG THE FRONT. ONCE THE FRONT PASSES...A
FEW ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND AGAIN
ON SATURDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL LIKELY
AHEAD OF THE FRONT BUT SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT.
RIDGETOP WINDS WILL SLACKEN SLIGHTLY BUT REMAIN WESTERLY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER TODAY THAN WAS THE CASE THURSDAY AND
COOLER YET FOR SATURDAY. EXPECT HIGHER HUMIDITIES AS WELL WITH
THE COOLER TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 25 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOOLEY
REQUESTED BY...CURTIS RASMUSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091106.BATTL.01/BYZ