FNUS75 KBYZ 291918 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD SPRINGS PILES...USFS BIGHORN NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 1218 PM MST MON NOV 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON NOVEMBER 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MAINLY DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE FLOW ALOFT WILL BE STRONG OUT OF THE NORTHWEST...SO RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL BE STRONG. WINDS WILL BE UPSLOPE AND SHOULD INCREASE BY LATE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. A WEAK PIECE OF ENERGY WILL SWING THROUGH THE AREA FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS ON TUESDAY. MIXING WILL NOT BE VERY GOOD. TWH .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND ZERO. MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS DECREASING TO 4 TO 12 MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....17-22. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH GUSTS TO 24 MPH. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HUMPHREY REQUESTED BY...MARVIN MATTHIESEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101130.COLDS.01/BYZ