FNUS75 KBYZ 221824
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BATTLE PARK  1...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1224 PM MDT WED SEP 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SITE
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE DOMINATED BY
TERRAIN INFLUENCES TODAY. THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION
WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING IN COVERAGE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS WILL AGAIN BE DOMINATED BY THE TERRAIN ON
THURSDAY. BRS

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1-8 STRIKES/CELL/15 MIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY
                    WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LESTER/SCHUKNECHT
REQUESTED BY...ORTNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100922.BATTL.01/BYZ