FNUS75 KBYZ 141713 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR JP SMITH PROJECT...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 1013 AM MST MON DEC 14 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON DECEMBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN SITE BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT BUT LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY COLD TODAY WITH SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES. DRY CONDITIONS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................50 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....2 BELOW-7 BELOW ZERO. MIN HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....22-27. MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SOLUM REQUESTED BY...AMY LANCASTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091214.JPSMI.01/BYZ