FNUS75 KBYZ 211634
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PICKET PIN RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1034 AM MDT THU OCT 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY...BUT BEGIN TO
WEAKEN ON FRIDAY. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH FRIDAY WITH
CONTINUED ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL BE LOW TODAY IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S. HUMIDITIES WILL
COME UP A LITTLE ON FRIDAY INTO THE 20S. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST
5 TO 10 MPH FOR THE REST OF TODAY AND WILL BECOME NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH
BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS A WEAK COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE AREA.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY WINDS 5 MPH OR LESS...BECOMING
                    NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ARTHUR
REQUESTED BY...FOSNESS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101021.PICKE.02/BYZ