FNUS75 KBYZ 281659
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BATTLE PARK RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1059 AM MDT TUE SEP 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BURN SITE
TODAY BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES DROPPING INTO THE TEENS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE
SITE TONIGHT BRINGING A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT WILL BE BETTER TONIGHT THAN THE
PAST FEW NIGHTS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER WITH HIGHER RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ON WEDNESDAY BEHIND THE FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SOLUM
REQUESTED BY...ANGIE GAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100928.BATTL.01/BYZ