FNUS75 KBYZ 211450
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PICKETPIN...USFS CUSTERNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
850 AM MDT TUE SEP 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT THE SITE TODAY. SURFACE WINDS FOR
TODAY WILL BE INFLUENCED BY TERRAIN WITH A TENDENCY TO TURN TO
THE SOUTHEAST. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SITE LATE THIS
EVENING. EXPECT WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE.
ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE FRONT THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COOLER FOR WEDNESDAY
WITH INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS. BRS

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HUMPHREY/SCHUKNECHT
REQUESTED BY...TIM BUMGARNDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100921.PICKE.01/BYZ