FNUS75 KBYZ 081338
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BENCH RX...BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
738 AM MDT FRI OCT 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...BECOMING SLOPE
DOMINANT THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWERS WILL BE AROUND THE BURN
SITE THIS MORNING...BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT
A 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN FROM NOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. NORTHWESTERLY RIDGETOP WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY WITH A CROSS SLOPE WIND LIKELY
ON THE FIRE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SUNDAY LOOKS MAINLY DRY WITH
WINDS SHIFTING BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE DAY. SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.
WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG OUT OF THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. CHAMBERS

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    4 TO 8 MPH SLOPE ORIENTED IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH...AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 34 TO 39. HIGHS 51 TO 57. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.COLUMBUS DAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS 35 TO 40. HIGHS 54 TO 59.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 24 TO 29.
HIGHS 42 TO 52. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...TODD LEGLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101008.BENCH.02/BYZ