FNUS75 KBYZ 081505
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR YELLOWSTONE RIVER RANCH PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
805 AM MST TUE MAR 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY WILL BE WARMER THAN YESTERDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID AND UPPER
30S...AND RECENT OBSERVATIONS INDICATE SOME LOCATIONS STILL HAVE 1
TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE AREA WHILE OTHER LOCATIONS ARE BARE.
WEST WINDS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE TO FINISH
MELTING ANY REMAINING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS...SOUTH...AND
WEST FACING ASPECTS.  EXPECT INCREASING WINDS TODAY AND ESPECIALLY
TONIGHT FROM THE WEST WITH RIDGE TOP SPEEDS NEAR 30 MPH TONIGHT.
LEACH

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 25 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LESTER/LEACH
REQUESTED BY...JAXSON O BRIEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110308.YELLO.01/BYZ