FNUS75 KBYZ 212247
FWSBYZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1640 MDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE IN STORE FOR THE REGION BEGINNING ON FRIDAY AND
THIS WILL CONTINUE ON THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  EXPECTING DRY CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF
THE REGION ON FRIDAY...BUT THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL
INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY.

AS AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM SHIFTS EASTWARD LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AND MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY RECOVER. CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION
WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON SATURDAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCES FOR
WETTING RAIN COMING SUNDAY MORNING. AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...SNOW
SHOWERS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. SINGER

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 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........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS INCREASING DURING THE
DAY. LOWS 30 TO 35. HIGHS 56 TO 61. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 30 TO 35.
HIGHS 48 TO 56. SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 26 TO 31.
HIGHS 40 TO 48. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SINGER
REQUESTED BY...FOSNESS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101021.PICKE.03/BYZ