FNUS75 KBYZ 171318
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHELL PILES RX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
618 AM MST WED NOV 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON NOVEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE BURN SITE WILL BE IN BETWEEN WEATHER SYSTEMS TODAY WITH
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE BIG HORNS NOT PRODUCING MUCH
SNOWFALL. THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT AND WILL
PRODUCE STRONG WINDS WITH RIDGETOP WINDS APPROCHING 60 MPH ON
THURSDAY. MOISTURE WILL BE INCREASING ON FRIDAY AND ACCUMULATING
SNOW IS LIKELY THROUGH NEXT WEEK. BORSUM

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....14-19.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 35 TO 55 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 55 TO 75 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BORSUM
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN GETTINGS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101117.SHELL.01/BYZ