FNUS75 KBYZ 071629
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BENCH RX...BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1029 AM MDT THU OCT 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 MDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED BY LATE IN THE DAY
THURSDAY...BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. BEST
CHANCES FOR WETTING RAIN WILL BE AFTER NOON ON FRIDAY THROUGH
MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO BE A BIT SPOTTY IN
NATURE WITH THIS SYSTEM OVER THE BIG HORNS...WITH MORE
SUBSTANTIAL PRECIPITATION BEING FURTHER EAST INTO THE PLAINS.
HOWEVER THERE IT LOOKS LIKE A 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE
NORTHWESTERLY ON SATURDAY...AT 10 TO 20 MPH TOWARD THE RIDGETOP.
NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL COME IN MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO
TUESDAY WITH A PACIFIC FRONT. CHAMBERS

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 5
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST  10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...JAMES HARBUZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101009.BENCH.01/BYZ