FNUS75 KBYZ 191920
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PICKET PIN RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
120 PM MDT TUE OCT 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1356 MDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE SITE
THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY BRINGING WARMING TEMPERATURES AND DRY
CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY OUT OF THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST
AND FAIRLY LIGHT EXCEPT FOR SOME GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE DURING
THE AFTERNOONS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY DIP INTO THE
TEENS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A POTENTIAL STORM SYSTEM MAY MOVE
THROUGH BY SUNDAY AND MONDAY BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A
CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SOLUM
REQUESTED BY...TIM BUMGARNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101019.PICKE.01/BYZ