FNUS75 KBYZ 041928
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEXICAN HILL RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
128 PM MDT MON OCT 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1345 MDT ON OCTOBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPDATED FORECAST TO INCREASE WINDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 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 10 TO 20 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH ON EXPOSED SLOPES. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 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.

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FORECASTER...LESTER/SCHUKNECHT
REQUESTED BY...JAMES HARBUZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101004.MEXIC.03/BYZ