FNUS75 KBYZ 051428
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAUREL PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
728 AM MST WED JAN 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 MST ON JANUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WINDS ALREADY PICKING UP ACROSS THE BURN AREA WITH GUSTS TO 25
MPH AT THE LAUREL AIRPORT. EXPECT LIGHTER WINDS TO REMAIN IN THE
RIVER VALLEY THROUGH 10 AM...THEN INCREASING WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON. SKIES WILL BE CLOUDY AND THERE COULD BE A FEW
FLURRIES TODAY...BUT WETTING RAIN CHANCES ARE ZERO. TEMPERATURES
SHOULD MAKE IT INTO THE LOWER 30S THIS AFTERNOON WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES IN THE LOWER 40S...POSSIBLY UPPER 30S LATE IN THE DAY.
TOMORROW WILL BE WARMER AND STILL DRY. WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY WILL BE STRONG OUT OF THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST.
TEMPERATURES AND WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY. STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVES SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH
ARCTIC AIR AND SNOW TO BE IN PLACE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH ALL
OF NEXT WEEK. CHAMBERS

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-38.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    12 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 30 TO 40 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 35 TO 45 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 35 TO 45 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

TEMPERATURE.........34-38.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

TEMPERATURE.........28-31.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...CHAMBERS
REQUESTED BY...JAXSON O BRIEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110105.LAURE.01/BYZ