FNUS75 KBYZ 242202
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR E BAR R...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
402 PM MDT WED MAR 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BEGIN BUILDING OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING DRY WEATHER THURSDAY ALONG
WITH A SUNNY SKY IN THE MORNING. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BEGIN
BREAKING DOWN BY MID DAY THURSDAY AS A UPPER TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE MOVES INTO WESTERN MONTANA. THIS WILL SET UP A SURFACE
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE BURN SITE. WINDS AROUND 7 AM WILL
BE LIGHT FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST
BY 11 AM AS THE SURFACE TROUGH MOVES EAST OF THE BURN SITE.
TEMPERATURES TOMORROW WILL BE WARMER WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS
EXPECTED IN THE LOWER 60S. RH'S WILL LOWER INTO THE 40 PERCENT
RANGE BY 11 AM AND STEADILY FALL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO THE
MID 20 PERCENT RANGE. HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE MOVING OVER THE
AREA THROUGH THE DAY WHICH WILL BRING SOME HIGH CLOUDS. CLOUDS
WILL BE INCREASING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS AS THE UPPER
TROUGH APPROACHES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO
                    9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...STEVE UNDERWOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100324.EBARR.02/BYZ