FNUS75 KBYZ 161707
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE HILLS HAND PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1007 AM MST WED DEC 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST ON DECEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LINGERING ARCTIC AIR WAS OVER THE BURN SITE EARLY THIS
MORNING...BUT IS ALREADY SLIPPING EAST AND ALLOWING TEMPERATURES
TO CLIMB. HIGHS WILL PUSH INTO THE 30S TODAY. THERE IS A MINOR
DISTURBANCE MOVING OVER THE AREA PRODUCING SOME LOCAL LIGHT
PRECIPITATION...MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SPRINKLES. LOOK FOR THIS TO
MOVE INTO THE BURN SITE AREA BETWEEN 1130AM AND 1PM. THE CHANCE
OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION THOUGH WILL BE RATHER LOW. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THE DAY...BECOMING A BIT
MORE WESTERLY TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW
                    RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON....MAINLY SPRINKLES.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-37.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...AMY LANCASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091216.PINEH.01/BYZ