FNUS75 KBYZ 041443
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BENCH RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
843 AM MDT MON OCT 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON OCTOBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PRECIPITATION CHANCES AT THE SITE ARE VERY LOW TODAY. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SITE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL
CONTINUE TO BE VERY LOW OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE REGION TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COOLER AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE HIGHER FOR TUESDAY. THE BEST CHANCES
FOR PRECIPITATION AT THE SITE WILL OCCUR TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY. BRS

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 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.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 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
                    LATE IN THE DAY.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 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...TODD LEGLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101005.BENCH.01/BYZ