FNUS75 KBYZ 061613
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSETHIEF PILES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1013 AM MDT WED APR 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 MDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
IT WILL BE MILD TODAY WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES GIVING WAY TO
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A WEAK THUNDERSTORM AFTER 2 PM. WINDS
SHOULD BE SOUTHWESTERLY FOR MOST OF THE DAY...THOUGH MORE VARIABLE
WEST TO NORTH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATER TODAY ONCE SHOWERS DEVELOP
AND PASS THROUGH THE AREA. CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO
INCREASE TONIGHT...WITH A PERIOD OF MUCH COOLER AND WETTER
CONDITIONS TOMORROW INTO FRIDAY WITH RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO
SNOW.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...1 TO 8 STRIKES/15 MIN/CELL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......VARIABLE WINDS 3-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTH 5-10 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5-15 MPH SHIFTING NORTH OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 5-15 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTH 10-15 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...LESTER
REQUESTED BY...ANGIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110406.HORSE.04/BYZ