FNUS75 KBYZ 131415
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEXICAN HILL...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
815 AM MDT FRI AUG 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...A STRONG COLD FRONT TO MOVE IN LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE BURN SITE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP
BY AFTERNOON. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM CAN BE EXPECTED TOO.
SHOWERS WILL BECOME LIKELY TONIGHT WITH NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND
THE FRONT. THE SHOWERS WILL BE TAPERING OFF QUICKLY SATURDAY
MORNING...AS THE SKY BECOMES PARTLY CLOUDY. AN ISOLATED SHOWER
COULD REDEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE PRIMARILY WEST TO
NORTHWEST AND BE A LITTLE GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. TWH

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................28 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. WINDS BECOMING ERRATIC
                    AND TURNING NORTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................24 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS TO 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HUMPHREY
REQUESTED BY...BIGHORN NF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100814.MEXIC.01/BYZ