FNUS75 KBYZ 161545
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE RX...MT-NCA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
945 AM MDT TUE MAR 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT A DRY AND WARM DAY WITH LIGHT WINDS AT THE BURN SITE TODAY
AS THE REGION REMAINS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF STRONG HIGH PRESSURE
ALOFT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL...THOUGH THEY WILL LIKELY VARY
TO THE NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A SHIFT
TO GUSTIER NORTHWEST AND NORTH WINDS TOMORROW AFTERNOON...ALONG
WITH A FEW SHOWERS BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH THIN HIGH CLOUD.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH...VARYING TO A LIGHT
                    NORTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH EARLY...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    BY MIDDAY...THEN NORTH BY LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...RAY HART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100316.RANGE.01/BYZ