FNUS75 KBYZ 102209 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR RADIO SHELTER REPLACEMENT...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 409 PM MDT FRI SEP 10 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1534 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY AND MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY OVER THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT THREAT FOR HELICOPTOR OPERATIONS WILL BE BRISK TO STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AT MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WESTERLY WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP LEVELS SATURDAY... PERHAPS A LITTLE LESS THAN THAT FOR SUNDAY. MORE PROTECTED LOCATIONS WITHIN MOUNTAIN VALLEYS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-58. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. RIDGETOP...........WEST 25 TO 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 30 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-59. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...TESAR REQUESTED BY...ANGIE GAM TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100910.RADIO.01/BYZ