FNUS75 KBYZ 231218
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BATTLE PARK RX...BIGHORN NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
618 AM MDT SAT OCT 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON OCTOBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT LIGHT WINDS OVER THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING...BECOMING
MAINLY NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH CLOUDINESS
WILL PREVAIL EARLY TODAY. WE ARE WATCHING SOME PRECIPITATION
ROTATING INTO NORTHEAST WYOMING FROM THE BLACK HILLS THIS
MORNING...BUT DO NOT CURRENTLY EXPECT IT TO REACH THE BURN SITE.
A FEW OTHER SHOWERS MAY WORK INTO THE AREA LATER FROM THE
SOUTH...BUT WILL BE RATHER LIGHT AND HIGH BASED. LOOK FOR WINDS
TO TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST SUNDAY AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH. A
MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION BY SUNDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG
COLD FRONT GOES THROUGH THE REGION. BT

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................7 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 7 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TESAR
REQUESTED BY...CURTIS RASMUSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101023.BATTL.01/BYZ