FNUS75 KBYZ 231747
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BATTLE PARK RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1147 AM MDT THU SEP 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1145 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FEW VERY LIGHT SHOWERS COULD DEVELOP AT THE BURN SITE DURING THE
AFTERNOON...BUT OTHERWISE THE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR LAST NIGHTS
RAINFALL HAS MOVED EAST. EXPECT A DRYING TREND TODAY WITH SOME
GUSTY WEST WINDS DEVELOPING IN EXPOSED AREAS. AFTERNOON WEST WINDS
CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN FRIDAY...ALONG WITH WARMER TEMPS AND LOWER
HUMIDITIES. ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A FEW SHOWERS TO THE
AREA BY LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUDS. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST TO NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE OR SOUTHEAST
                    4-7 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY EARLY...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED
                    RAIN SHOWERS BY LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY...BECOMING UPSLOPE OR
                    WEST 5-10 MPH BY NOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10-15 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...ANGIE GAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100923.BATTL.01/BYZ