FNUS75 KBYZ 041338 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR MEXICAN HILL RX...USFS BIGHORN NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 738 AM MDT MON OCT 4 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON OCTOBER 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY AT THE SITE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SITE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COOLER AND HUMIDITIES MUCH HIGHER FOR TUESDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. BRS .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP...........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................15 PERCENT. LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...LESTER/SCHUKNECHT REQUESTED BY...MARVIN MATTHIESEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101004.MEXIC.02/BYZ