FNUS75 KBYZ 131604
FWSBYZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR POMPEYS PILLAR RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1004 AM MDT WED APR 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 MDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CONDITIONS WILL BE RELATIVELY CALM WITH ONLY SLIGHT CHANCES FOR
ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. A STORM SYSTEM
WILL AFFECT THE AREA...BRINGING GREATER CHANCES FOR RAIN AS WINDS
INCREASE BEGINNING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. AFTER SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TODAY...A
FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BRING GUSTIER WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST LATER
THURSDAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING A GOOD CHANCE FOR
WETTING RAINS TO THE BURN AREA. BMICKELSON


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................33 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................62 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...NO THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 40 TO 60 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BMICKELSON
REQUESTED BY...ANGIE POLLOCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110413.POMPE.02/BYZ