FNUS75 KBYZ 061444
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILL CREEK...USFS BIGHORN NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
844 AM MDT MON SEP 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE BURN
SITE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL DECREASE THROUGH
THE EVENING. DRY AND WARMER WEATHER EXPECTED TUESDAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURES APPROACHING 40 TODAY WILL CLIMB TO MID 50S
TUESDAY...RESULTING IN HUMIDITIES AROUND 40 PERCENT TODAY
DECREASING TO THE MID 20S TUESDAY. EXPECT WINDS AT THE BURN SITE
TO INCREASE FROM CURRENT LEVELS AND BECOME GUSTY WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING THIS EVENING.
WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER TUESDAY...AND FOLLOW NORMAL DIURNAL
PATTERNS. CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION OVER THE BURN SITE WILL
INCREASE AGAIN BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................18 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GILSTAD/CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...MARVIN MATTHIESEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100906.MILLC.01/BYZ