FNUS75 KBYZ 101536 FWSBYZ SPOT FORECAST FOR TRAIL CREEK SLASH PILES...NORTHERN CHEYENNE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 836 AM MST FRI DEC 10 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON DECEMBER 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT IS APPROACHING THE AREA CAUSING WIDE SPREAD RAIN AND SNOW AND A WIND SHIFT THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE AREA WILL BE AROUND 1 INCH. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A NARROW BAND OF SNOW FORMING OVER THE AREA AND LEAVING ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES. EXPECT WESTERLY...GUSTY WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE AROUND 4 PM. LEACH/TESAR .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................25 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....8-13. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...LEACH/TESAR REQUESTED BY...LEE OLD BEAR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101210.TRAIL.01/BYZ